Jakarta - TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono transferred and promoted a number of positions within the TNI.
Based on the Decree of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Number Kep/426/IV/2023 dated 27 April 2023 concerning dismissal from and appointment in positions within the Indonesian National Army, mutations and promotions of 172 High Officers (Pati) of the TNI have been determined.
The details, consisting of 85 Pati TNI AD, 37 Pati TNI AL and 50 Pati TNI AU. Interestingly, the mutation was carried out ahead of the succession of the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Dudung Abdurachman in November.
Military observer from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Khairul Fahmi assesses that the candidate exchange for the Army Chief of Staff is a competition area for three-star officers. Yesterday's mutation did not present a new name that could compete, along with the officers who already held the rank and position of three stars.
"Lieutenant General Agus Suhardi, the only officer who is promoted from two stars by serving as Pangkogabwilhan III, has very little chance of competing because he will retire in the near future. In addition, he is also a generation with the current TNI Commander and Army Chief of Staff, General Dudung Abdurachman," said Khairul Fahmi, Tuesday, May 9.
Then what will be the qualifications and challenges of the new Army Chief of Staff? As a guide for the strength and operational readiness of the land dimension, a Army Chief of Staff should focus more on how to maintain, enhance and enrich the capabilities of soldiers and their infrastructure in order to be able to answer and anticipate future threats and challenges in conflict-prone areas related to sovereignty and state integrity.
"We hope that the new Army Chief of Staff will in addition to reflecting the presence of regeneration and leadership relays, also understands his position as a supporter, an assistant to the TNI Commander, so that his policies must always be in line with the TNI's priority agenda, especially in the context of carrying out tasks by strictly adhering to laws and regulations, not carrying out irrelevant activities or being the responsibility and authority of other ministries or institutions, appearing as they are and being able to synergize with other dimensions and government institutions," he added.
Of all, according to Fahmi, three people will soon enter retirement, namely Pangkogabwilhan III Lt. Gen. Agus Suhardi, Deputy Governor of Lemhannas Lt. Gen. MS Fadilah and Danjen Academy TNI Lt. Gen. Teguh Arief Indratmoko. In a row starting July. August and September 2023.
"This means that it is their replacements who will have more opportunity to participate in the KSAD candidate exchange with the current three stars, apart from the Head of the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital who also holds three stars," he said.
In addition to the three names that will retire this year, there are four other three-star officers who will also enter retirement in 2024, so the opportunity to enter the KSAD stock exchange is relatively small due to the short period of their active life.
"I myself estimate that the Army Chief of Staff stock exchange will be more visible in the formation of three-star officers in August or September. At that time there will be at least 11 to 13 people with three-stars who have the opportunity to enter the stock exchange," he said.
Currently, there are the names of Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Agus Subiyanto, Commander of Kostrad Lt. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak, Head of BAIS TNI Lt. Gen. Rudianto and Head of BNPB Lt. Gen. Suharyanto, who because of his experience in his duties and positions is considered quite close to the President. Then there is also the name of Sesmenko Polhukam Lt. Gen. Teguh Pujo Rumekso and Koorsahli KSAD Lieutenant General I Nyoman Cantiasa who is the winner of Adhi Makayasa.
"I think, until now if there is no surprise, they have a greater chance of entering the next KSAD market," he said.
According to Fahmi, whoever will replace General Dudung later, will certainly have the same opportunities as the current KSAL and KSAU to become TNI Commander. So far, there has never been a command baton relay from the sea dimension to the sea dimension, the sea dimension into the air or vice versa from air to the sea. This means that if the history of changing the TNI Commander is also a consideration, it must be admitted that the new Army Chief of Staff will have a great opportunity to be proposed by the President to become TNI Commander.
This means that the proximity and match factors with the President may be very decisive. Therefore, as long as there are no new names, from the list of the names above, Lt. Gen. Agus Subiyanto and Lt. Gen. Suharyanto are more worthy to be highlighted.
"What about Lt. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak? If you look at the age and active period that is still quite long (retiring 2028), he is still very worthy to enter the next exchange, competing with segenerate officers," he said.
Meanwhile, a member of Commission I of the DPR, TB Hasanuddin, revealed that all three-star TNI AD officers have the opportunity to become KSAD. One of them with the rank of Lt. Gen. is Pangkostrad and the head of BNPB.
"That meets the requirements because they are already three stars," he said.
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