General Budiman, Army Chief of Staff
Many objected to my rise in the ranks

October 1, 2013

GENERAL Budiman, who was recently made army chief of staff, is grateful that he made it to the top. He is well aware that his background as a member of the the corps of engineersa combat support unitmade it difficult for him to compete with infantry officers. Throughout history, only two officers from the army corps of engineers ever led the TNI (Indonesian Military) after General Try Sutrisno in 1986. Or there could be three of them, if G.P.H. D

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