Civil Servants Must Undergo Rigorous Selection for Reserve Component Training
Civil servants (ASN) wishing to participate in Reserve Component (Komcad) training must undergo rigorous selection procedures. The selection phases include administrative screening, physical and psychological health examinations, and physical fitness assessments.
“Registered candidates must still go through the selection process. The selection phases include administrative screening, health examinations, and physical fitness assessments,” stated Brigadier General TNI Rico Ricardo Sirait, Head of the Information Bureau of Defence (Karo Infohan) at the Ministry of Defence Secretariat, in Jakarta on Thursday (26 February).
Sirait explained that health screening is necessary to ensure the physical durability of civil servants who will subsequently participate in basic military training. Beyond health and physical selection, psychological screening and ideological-mental assessment will also be conducted.
“Psychological selection and ideological-mental assessment to ensure participants are ready for Komcad training,” Sirait clarified.
Sirait continued that the Ministry of Defence has allocated a quota of 4,000 slots for all ministries and institutions wishing to send civil servants for Komcad training. The first wave of training is planned for 2,000 civil servants and will be held at five locations: Pusdikkes, Skadik 301, Air Force Language Centre, Kodam Jaya, and Pasmar 1.
The second wave will involve the same number of civil servants and is scheduled for mid-2026. As of Thursday (26 February), 987 civil servants have registered for Komcad training. Sirait indicated this figure is likely to increase before the first wave training commences in April.
He expressed hope that through this training, all civil servants will develop patriotic spirit and national consciousness to serve the community and nation.
Meanwhile, the TNI Naval Marine Corps emphasised that the entire Komcad training concept for civil servants is not designed to turn them into active military personnel.
“Komcad education for civil servants is not to make them active soldiers, but rather to build readiness, discipline, and understanding of the national defence system, so that when the nation calls, they possess adequate foundational training,” said Colonel (Mar) Rana Karyana, Head of Information Services of the Marine Corps, in Jakarta on Friday.
Consequently, Karyana stated that the Marine Corps will adapt the materials and facilities provided by Pasmar I for civil servants undergoing Komcad training there. Karyana also disclosed special Marine Corps-specific materials to be provided to Komcad training participants.
“Special instruction from TNI Naval Marines naturally includes added value that characterises the Marine Corps,” Karyana said.
Special materials include instilling high discipline and loyalty, developing mental resilience and adaptability under pressure, survival basics and field endurance, as well as knowledge about team solidarity (esprit de corps). Knowledge about team solidarity, according to Karyana, is necessary even though participants come from civil service backgrounds.
“We also provide knowledge about fostering values of honour and responsibility as part of the national defence reserve component,” Karyana explained.
Beyond curriculum, Karyana also ensured that all top-class facilities from fields, barracks, classrooms, and medical personnel of the Marine Corps will be deployed to support Komcad training. Although the entire training concept and facilities used meet Marine Corps standards, Karyana assured that training methods will be adjusted for civil servants.
“There will be adjustments in comfort and safety aspects, considering participants are from the civilian sector,” Karyana explained.
Karyana hoped that all facilities and learning materials provided by the Marine Corps can support the Komcad training process for civil servants so that it proceeds optimally.