Military Education Is Not For Naughty Children

JAKARTA – Ace’s Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) Hasan Syadzily said military education was not for naughty children, but for the chosen and best.

This was in response to the idea of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi fostering problematic students through coaching programs in military barracks.

“Don’t be stigmatized that naughty people are put into military barracks,” Ace said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 20.

According to him, in addition to forming discipline and patriotism, the authority of military education must be maintained as education directed at academic, emotional, and leadership aspects, which must be formed based on the process in accordance with the growth and development of children.

The reason, he continued, is that the behavior of a child must be influenced by the environment, both the social environment, the family environment, and the custody environment given by his parents.

Regarding the plan to study fostering problematic students through coaching programs in military barracks, Ace hopes that the assessment can be seen from a comprehensive and holistic perspective.

Explain the perspective in question, namely by seeing that children’s development with behavioral problems must be seen in its entirety.

“It is not allowed, for example, every time there are people or children who have problems, they are immediately put into the military,” he said.

Instead of bringing the naughty boy into the military barracks, Ace suggested that there should be other institutions that could be used as places to improve the child’s behavior.

He explained that Indonesia actually already has the relevant institutions, such as educational institutions, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), the Office of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPPA), and so on.

Previously, the Head of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Hasan Nasbi stated that the government would review the idea of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi to develop problematic students through coaching programs in military barracks.

Hasan emphasized that as long as the program does not violate the rules and rights of children, and gets parental approval, such guidance can be considered.

“So as long as it does not violate the principles, as long as it does not violate the principles. But the government will examine it, will review this. New policies, policies in the form of initiatives will certainly be discussed later in the government,” Hasan said.

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