Military school focuses on sociopolitical sciences<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Military Academy (Akabri), the country's
\nonly school for prospective Armed Forces leaders, is continually
\ninnovating its educational system to keep up with military
\ntechnology and global challenges, the academy's commandant
\ngeneral said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. Purwantono, commandant general of the Magelang-
\nbased academy, said: \"We evaluate and adjust the academy's
\neducation system annually,\"<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Jakarta Post, in relation to the
\nArmed Forces' 51th anniversary that falls today, Purwantono said
\nthat 40 percent of the academy curriculum dealt with non-military
\nsciences.<\/p>\n
\"Now that the Armed Forces' role in sociopolitical affairs is
\nincreasing, we give high priority to subjects on social and
\npolitical sciences,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The academy applies strict discipline to maintain the good
\nquality of its graduates. It would not hesitate to expel cadets
\nfound violating rules during their education, he said.<\/p>\n
Last year, the academy dishonorably discharged 11 first-and
\nsecond-year cadets for falsifying their final exam scores when
\nthey enrolled at the academy. They included nine cadet sergeant
\nmajors and two cadet corporals.<\/p>\n
A year earlier the academy expelled 13 cadets for the same
\noffense.<\/p>\n
Purwantono denied allegations that bribery was common during
\nenrollments. He said that cases of bribery usually involved
\noutsiders acting as brokers, who had nothing to do with the
\nenrollment committee.<\/p>\n
\"Parents have to keep in mind that it would be useless to
\nbribe a committee member because screening involves a lot of
\nofficials in many test stages,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Anyone wanting to bribe would have to have an unbelievably
\nlarge sum of money, while there is no guarantee that the
\ncandidate would be admitted,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Nor would academy officials consider personal notes from
\nsenior officers wanting their relatives admitted to the school,
\nPurwantono said.<\/p>\n
However, there were some senior military officials who had the
\nprerogative to ask that certain applicants be admitted. They are
\nthe Armed Forces Commander and the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air
\nForce and police.<\/p>\n
\"The senior officials will have to make sure that their
\ncandidates have all the qualifications required by the academy,\"
\nPurwantono said.<\/p>\n
To gain a better understanding and knowledge of military
\ntechnology and education systems in other countries, the academy
\nhas sent some cadets to foreign military academies to take part
\nin cadet exchange programs.<\/p>\n
The countries with exchange programs include the United
\nStates, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia.<\/p>\n
\"We are arranging an exchange program with Turkey,\" he said.
\n(imn)<\/p>",
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