Unit Name: | Indonesian National Armed Forces Reserve Component |
Native Name: | Indonesian: Komponen Cadangan Tentara Nasional Indonesia |
Dates: | 2021–present |
Country: | Indonesia |
Branch: | |
Type: | Military reserve force |
Size: | 8,574 (as of 2023)[1] |
Command Structure: | Indonesian National Armed Forces |
Nickname: | Indonesian: Komcad |
March: | Indonesian: Mars Komponen Cadangan |
Identification Symbol Label: | Flag |
The Reserve Component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (abbreviated as Komcad TNI) is the military reserve force of Indonesia, jointly managed under the General Headquarters of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (or TNI) and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense .
The reserve is formed as the result of the implementation of the 2019 National Resource Management for State Defense Act through Government Regulation No. 3/2021 and Defense Ministerial Regulation No. 3/2021.[2] [3] [4] The word 'component' refers to the three aspects of Indonesian state defense resource management, as follow:
The reserve force is meant to augment and directly support the principal component through mobilization in order to defend the state from military and hybrid threats both at home and abroad.
The reserve component are grouped into the three branch of the military: land, sea, and air reserves, and can be mobilized by the president in times of war or national emergency, with the permission of the People's Representative Council.
Reservists are drawn from the male and female citizenry who are not currently serving in the armed forces or national police, and this service is entirely voluntary. This includes university students, members of the Indonesian Civil Service, and other working individuals who can apply and join the reserve without interrupting their studies or employment.
To qualify, recruits must be between 18 and 35 years old on the first day of basic military training, maintain good physical and mental health, possess a clean criminal record as verified by a police statement, and have at least a junior high school diploma (equivalent to middle school).
Local reserve recruitment committees, supervised by a central committee, oversee the entire recruitment process. The process evaluates candidates based on their health, physical and mental fitness, as well as conducting personnel and administrative assessments. Selection criteria also encompass general knowledge, psychological evaluations, and interviews.
Following the recruitment process, the reserve recruits will have to complete a three-month basic military training at their local military training regiments (such as by army Rindams, though not necessarily army, as naval and air force training facilities and personnel may be used), or directly trained by active available army, naval, or air force units in the areas were they live.
To carry out this education, the TNI Reserve Component Troops can attend education in the Training Unit in accordance with the dimensions taken and in education the TNI Reserve Component Troops (Komcad) are divided into four Education Units. The position of each educational unit is as follows:
Recruits will receive allowance, field uniforms, healthcare, workplace insurance, and life insurance for the duration of their training.
Recruits who managed to complete their training, will then be sworn in as reservists. They will receive military ranks, though only applicable during their active duty, and will also receive reservist ID numbers. The reserve ranks will be based on their education level:
Reservists may receive base allowance, operational allowance (only when the reserve is mobilized), healthcare, workplace and life insurance, and awards. These awards include any veterans' awards if they are mobilized, and reservists' brevet to mark their service.
The reserves are summoned to active duty only when (1) a general mobilization has been announced by the president in times of national emergency or war, and (2) a call for refresher training . A refresher training may last between 12 and 90 days, and may be conducted by a local military training regiments in base, in combat training sites, or by other battalion-sized units.
During active duty, reservists are to be considered service personnel who are part of the armed forces, and thus subject to military law and regulations established by law.
Reservists' active duty will end until they are (1) demobilized, or (2) completed their refresher training.
During the reserve's inactive duration, their field equipment and uniform are to be kept at their unit base, are not allowed to keep their firearms, and are expected to be called to active duty at any moment.
Reservists of the Reserve Component can be honorably discharged if:
On the other hand, reservists can also receive a dishonorable discharge if: