Illiteracy barring troop transfers<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Illiteracy is hampering the
\nefforts of the Udayana Regional Military Command to transfer
\nsoldiers from the former Indonesian territory of East Timor to
\nother areas of the country, a report said.<\/p>\n
East Nusa Tenggara's Wirasakti Military Resort Commander Col.
\nMoeswarno Moesanip said on Saturday that most of indigenous East
\nTimorese soldiers could not read or were approaching retirement
\nage.<\/p>\n
\"Based on these considerations, we will keep them under our
\nsupervision until they retire,\" Moesanip said during a hearing
\nwith the East Nusa Tenggara provincial legislative council.<\/p>\n
He said his office had found many of the soldiers living in
\nrefugee camps in Tuapukan, Naibonat and Atambua, but they could
\nnot be given new assignments because the could not read.<\/p>\n
\"There is no use transferring them, and they are going to
\nretire soon .... So, we'll just wait (until they retire),\" the
\nofficer said.--Antara<\/p>",
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