General Agus Subianto Admits He Is Ready To Follow The Nomination Process Of The TNI Commander

JAKARTA - Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General TNI Agus Subiyanto said he was ready to follow the process of his candidacy as TNI Commander replacing Admiral TNI Yudo Margono. Indonesian President Joko Widodo through a presidential letter (surpres) to the DPR RI proposed General TNI Agus Subiyanto as the sole candidate for TNI Commander. "Ready," Agus said on the sidelines of his activities accompanying the Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto in Bogor, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 2. Even so, the four-star high-ranking officer admitted that he had not heard about the test schedule for feasibility and propriety, which became one of the stages of becoming TNI Commander. "On the same occasion, he asserted that he was loyal to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo and was ready to receive any assignment from the President. "We will make a professional, real soldier," said Kasad. DPR RI received a presidential decree from Indonesian President Joko Widodo regarding the proposal for a replacement TNI Commander candidate for TNI Admiral Yudo Margono on Monday, October 30.

TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono, who officially serves as Commander in Chief in December 2022, will retire on December 1, 2023 or a few days after he is exactly 58 years old. Article 53 of Law Number 34 concerning the Indonesian National Army (UU TNI) regulates TNI officers retiring at the age of 58 years, while non-commissioned officers and 53 years old. Agus Subiyanto, who recently officially served last week, was sworn in as Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army replacing TNI General Dudung Abdurachman on Wednesday last week (25/10). If he was finally elected as TNI Commander, then Agus' tenure as Kasad may be approximately 1 month.