TASIKMALAYA, Thecuy.com – Discussions about the military’s expanding role in various government programs are considered to require a balanced perspective. The military should not be cast as an adversary to civilians, yet its involvement must stay within the bounds of law, democracy, and civilian oversight.
These observations were shared by Tasikmalaya student activist M Jausan Kamil in a written statement to Radar on Sunday (16/8/2026).
According to Jausan, the public needs to differentiate between the military, its character, militarization, and militarism. Discipline, resilience, loyalty, and the ability to fulfill responsibilities are not exclusive traits of the military institution. “Criticizing militarism doesn’t mean one must hate the military. Likewise, defending the military institution doesn’t mean endorsing every action taken by its members,” he stated.
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He believes the military institution should remain a component of the state with a defense function. Nevertheless, in performing its duties, the military must comply with the law, democratic principles, and civilian oversight mechanisms.
Jausan admits that the history of military‑civilian relations is replete with human rights violations, repression, and abuse of power. However, he argues that these issues should not be generalized to represent the entire institution.
“When violations occur by specific individuals or groups, the primary issue lies in how the state implements correction, oversight, law enforcement, and institutional reform,” he said.
He also highlights criticisms often voiced through the phrase “individual cases, when aggregated, reflect the institution.” He contends that critique of the institution should focus on strengthening the system to prevent misconduct from becoming entrenched as a culture. “If there are problems within an institution, the solution is institutional reform, not hatred toward the institution,” he stressed.
In the current administration, Jausan observes that military involvement in several state priority programs should be interpreted within the applicable legal framework. From land development, village cooperative advancement, the Free Nutritious Meals program, to cadet participation in Rakyat School coaching, he argues these can be understood under the Military Operations Other Than War (OMSP) framework as stipulated in Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning the Indonesian National Army, particularly Article 7 paragraph (2).
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