Soldiers face career choice

Sun, 21 Feb 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Some 4,000 members of the Armed Forces,
currently employed in government jobs, must soon choose between
continuing their jobs as pensioned officers or returning to the
barracks.

Minister of Defense and Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen.
Wiranto made the statement late Saturday in an address to the
national congress of the Islamic Propagation Council.

"In the future, officers will have to choose between the Armed
Forces or being retired officers (in government civilian jobs)",
Wiranto said.

ABRI officials have announced that in line with the "new
paradigm" of a reformed Armed Forces, they will no longer
dominate civilian life. (rms/anr)

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