Half-hearted reform in TNI<\/p>\n
From Jurnal Indonesia<\/p>\n
The larger part of the community is of the opinion that the
\nIndonesian Military (TNI) has been half-hearted in undertaking
\nits reform, which it kicked off in October 1998. This opinion is
\nbased on the fact that the military is yet to be pulled out of
\nthe political arena. Many military personnel are still occupying
\nimportant positions which are actually reserved for civilians.
\nAlso, the military doctrine is yet to be significantly changed,
\nparticularly when it is concerned with the role of the TNI in the
\nsecurity sector, and the TNI itself is yet to change in terms of
\norganizational structure.<\/p>\n
Amid the internal reform drive that the TNI has been
\nundertaking, it is not fair to continue condemning the TNI as a
\nmere tool of the New Order Regime without clearly considering the
\nnation's history starting from Aug. 17, 1945, when Indonesia's
\nindependence was proclaimed. On the other hand, the then
\nprevailing assumption that only the military could integrate the
\nnation and that, therefore, the military always had to be in the
\nforefront in all aspects of life was certainly out of place.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, in order to restore TNI's image and identity,
\neveryone must know that all over the world the military politics
\nencompasses human resources, the military doctrine, the military
\norganization and the weaponry system.<\/p>\n
So if TNI's image and identity are to be restored, these four
\nbasic elements must also be transformed. Of these four elements,
\nthe weaponry system will be very much dependent on the budget
\nthat a country can allocate. One hypothesis states that the
\nbigger the budget is, the more modern the weapons will be.<\/p>\n
In the context of the reform drive now being undertaken by the
\nTNI, serious attention must be paid to the elements of human
\nresources, military doctrine and military organization. If these
\nthree elements are not reformed, it is only natural for the
\ncommunity to say that the TNI is half-hearted in its new
\nparadigm.<\/p>\n
RONALD SIAHAAN<\/p>\n
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