http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/9/10/army-to-recruit-350-000-personnel-to-safeguard-ri-territory/
09/10/07 19:59 Army to recruit 350,000 personnel to safeguard RI territory Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Army Chief of Staff Gen Djoko Santoso said the Army would recruit 350,000 new personnel to safeguard the entire territory of the unitary Republic of Indonesia. "The present number (of Army personnel) is far from enough compared to the vastness of the territory they have to safeguard," he said after installing Brig Gen Darpito as commander of the Army`s Territorial Center replacing Maj Gen Hotmangraja Pandjaitan here Monday. Ideally, the number of Army personnel to safeguard the entire territory of this archipelagic nation was at least 0.4 percent or 800,000 of the total population, he said. "Their number is now less than 300,000, including non servicemen," he said. Therefore, under the Army`s development program until 2024, the number of Army personnel was expected to increase by 350,000, he said. As Indonesia was undergoing a transition period to democracy, it needed strong and loyal soldiers so that it would not be underestimated by other countries, he said. "A democratic country like Indonesia certainly needs strong soldiers. Therefore, the Army is planning to recruit new personnel until 2024," he said.(*) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
