HOW THE INDONESIAN ARMY MAINTAINING ITS SOLDIERS’ READINESS THROUGH SPECIALIZATION AND MISSION-ORIENTED TRAININGS

Abstract

There are ways, military, are adopting to make sure they are not only big in numbers and advance in technology but also manned by professional and capable soldiers. Hence the Indonesian Army structured its organization to assure the right method of trainings for its soldiers are readily programmed and executed. It is now has become very challenging as the nature of war has evolved to a more sophisticated manner where wars are now engaged non-conventionally and asymmetric battlefield scenarios have become more often to occur. This paper discusses how the Indonesian Army designed its training and education programs to better adapt to the security issues which includes threats, disturbances, obstacles, and challenges (AGHT) in the context of Indonesia where most issues are derived from domestic unrests in the form of vertical and horizontal conflicts. It is imperative for the Indonesian Army to not only have its soldiers to be combat ready but also mission ready. It is because when the Indonesian Army are conducting military operation within the country approaches other than combat are much preferable and effective and such missions involve more humane skills for the soldiers. Therefore, specialization and mission-oriented trainings are critical.