Islamic graduates can join ABRI

Islamic graduates can join ABRI

PURBA BARU, North Sumatra (JP): Graduates from Islamic senior
high schools can enroll in the Indonesian Armed Forces after
passing entrance tests, Commander of the Armed Forces (ABRI) Gen.
Feisal Tanjung has said.

"However, graduates from Pesantren (Islamic boarding schools)
must undergo a series of examinations which include health and
physical condition and general knowledge," Feisal said at the
celebration of the 82nd anniversary of Musthafawiyah Islamic
Boarding School in Kotanopan, about 450 kilometers southeast of
Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra.

He, nevertheless, ruled out the possibility of female officers
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Police wearing headscarves on
duty. Feisal said "each unit of the ABRI already has its own
uniform."

"Off-duty female officers are free to wear the headscarf," the
commander was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.(imn)