Infantrymen told to be vigilant

Infantrymen told to be vigilant

JAKARTA (JP): Infantry I Brigade Commander Col. Tri Tamtomo
urged the city's infantrymen to improve their vigilance so as to
enable them to anticipate promptly any disturbances.

Tamtomo said Saturday that the next major events that would
require great attention, were the 19th Sea Games in October and
the General Assembly of the People's Consultative Assembly in
March 1998.

"The infantrymen can improve their vigilance through
continuous practice," he said at a ceremony inducting Maj. Hary
Mulyono as the Infantry 202/Tajimalela Battalion Commander,
replacing Maj. Maryanto in Bekasi.

Tamtomo also said that members of the Infantry 202/Tajimalela
Battalion, which constituted one of the Infantry I Brigade's
strike squads, must be capable of reading developments in their
surroundings, understanding their superiors' orders clearly and
translating these into action immediately.

He said that professionalism was crucial to ensure there were
no violations of procedure. (hhr)