Jakarta, June 19 -- Defense and security observer from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISSES), Khairul Fahmi, stated that the recruitment of 24 thousand Indonesian Army (TNI AD) soldiers aligns with current needs.

The current needs referred to the efforts to support strengthening development and food security across regions currently managed by the Indonesian Military (TNI).

"This recruitment is relevant because it is part of the formation of the Regional Development Territorial Battalion with four thematic companies (military units), namely medical, engineering, agriculture, and livestock," Fahmi noted here on Thursday.

He highlighted that the TNI AD is one of the institutions equipped with adequate facilities to car...