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The Military Academy ( Indonesian : Akademi Militer or Akmil ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Army , part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy ( Akademi TNI ). Founded on the early stages of the Indonesian Revolutionary War and located in the city of Magelang in Central Java , its alumni form a professional officer corps for the army, with all Indonesian Army Chiefs of Staff since 1988 having graduated from Akmil.

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59-857: In October 1945, several months after the Indonesian declaration of independence , then-Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Armed Forces Oerip Soemohardjo ordered the establishment of a military academy, which was called the Militaire Academie and was based in Yogyakarta . On the aftermath of a ceasefire with the Dutch armed forces in 1949 , interest in the school dropped with only 9 cadets in Class 3 (1949 intake) compared to 200 in Class 2 (1946 intake), and

118-475: A House of Commons report from 1881 put it: The Government of the Dominion have also established, at Kingston, an institution where young men may receive a training to fit them for the military profession—an institution something on the model of West Point—the practical benefits of which, however, are not as yet appreciable in a country like this, which has no regular army, and cannot afford employment suitable for

177-667: A ceremony in January the following year alongside cadets from the other service branches and the National Police, where they receive ceremonial daggers and the senior ranked cadets receive their Cadet Corporal sleeve insignia. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of study, aside from the usual academic work, also involve specialty training in the combat arms of the Army in their respective combat training schools stationed nationwide. Selected cadets are also selected for foreign exchange studies in

236-748: A civilian university, where they earned a degree. His Excellency the Governor General presented the RMC colours in June 1961 and took the salute on the marchpast. On 26 May 1967, over 500 cadets trooped the colours on Parliament Hill in honour of the centennial of the Confederation of Canada, with the troops being reviewed by the Governor General . In 1969, RMC became bilingual. In 1979, military colleges open their doors to women with

295-650: A distinctive Dress of the Day (DOD) uniform which consists of a white shirt, black sweater/light jacket, as well as black trousers/skirt with a red stripe down the side. The headdress is a black wedge with red piping. Mess dress is worn in the Senior Staff Mess for formal occasions such as mess dinners. The undergraduate student body, known as the Cadet Wing , is sub-divided into 13 (12 ROTP and 1 UTPNCM) squadrons of approximately 80 cadets each. Each squadron

354-682: A former colonial territory, the academy is also linked with the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in Breda, The Netherlands. At the end of their final year, the cadets after finishing their final exams, march at the academy fields in July in their graduation parade, and graduate within days in a national ceremony in Jakarta's Independence Palace, wherein the cadet valedictorian receives his/her Second Lieutenant shoulder board from

413-614: A graduate of the Military Academy, was part of the drumline battery of the Corps of Drums, which changes every year from the incoming and outgoing musicians selected from amongst the ranks of the Corps. He was a tenor drummer during his stinct as part of this formation, and during a June 2014 visit, he was joined by fellow alumni musicians of the Corps of Drums of the 1973 graduating class. Proclamation of Indonesian independence Too Many Requests If you report this error to

472-552: A partnership between OntarioLearn, the RMC, and the Canadian Defence Academy. Under RMC and community college articulation agreements, all graduates of this diploma program who apply to the RMC will be admitted into the Bachelor of Military Arts and Sciences degree program with advanced standing. There are several full-time admission options for an education at RMCC. The Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP)

531-635: Is a military academy and, since 1959, a degree-granting university of the Canadian Armed Forces . It was established in 1874 and conducted its first classes on June 1, 1876. Programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels, both on campus as well as through the college's distance learning program via the Division of Continuing Studies. Located on Point Frederick , a 41-hectare (101-acre) peninsula in Kingston, Ontario ,

590-426: Is a conditional scholarship offered to selected applicants. In addition to a university education, officer cadets receive military training, occupation training and second language training and a career after graduation. The full-time salary includes full dental care, as well as vacation with full pay. Upon successful completion of ROTP, officer cadets are awarded a university degree and granted commissions as officers in

649-491: Is also an application to the Canadian Military College System, all candidates are assessed against an aptitude test , a medical examination , and an interview . Military potential is an assessment of aptitudes, personality traits, and the choice of occupation . Academic performance is rated based on a student's transcript. Unlike many universities, since a complete transcript is submitted to

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708-641: Is combined with academic instruction. Military training and discipline fall under the purview of the Office of the Vice Governor and Commandant of Cadets. Entering freshmen, or 4th class cadets, which come from high school graduates of private and public educational institutions, are referred to as New Cadets, and enter the academy on Reception Day (in September) to start off their military service training as future officers and are recognized as full cadets in

767-431: Is manned by the officer cadets that are part of the Corps of Cadets. Both organizations fulfill all of the official musical requirements of the academy, including military and patriotic ceremonies, public concerts, sporting events and radio and television broadcasts, as well as social activities for the Corps of Cadets, alumni of the academy and the entire community of Magelang, while appearing in all national events involving

826-427: Is subdivided into three flights , with each flight further subdivided into three sections . The squadrons are led by senior cadets under the guidance of the squadron commander. Note: The dates given are for the current organization of the wing and does not include former squadrons or the same squadrons under different names. For example, 1 Squadron was the first squadron at RMC, meaning 1 squadron has existed since

885-690: Is to make university education available to all members of the Canadian Forces , spouses and DND civilian employees. Canadian Forces and other professional training is recognized for credit towards undergraduate or advanced degrees. Unique degree programs, specially tailored for CF members, include: Tuition fees (2022–23) at the undergraduate level vary from $ 3,020 – $ 4,140 per term for Canadian undergraduate students and $ 2,670 – $ 2,980 per term for Canadian Graduate students. The tuition fees for international students vary from $ 7,410 – $ 7,690 per term for graduate students. The lower tuition amounts are for

944-619: The CEFCOM , J2, J3 and DRDC with deliverables ranging from publication, presentations and symposiums, to briefing notes, round table discussions and conferences. The Military Law Centre on the grounds of RMC, staffed with 12 military lawyers , oversees the education of officers and troops in legal matters ranging from the Forces' own code of conduct to the laws of war . It trains military lawyers and advises Ottawa on matters of policy and doctrine . The centre integrates legal education into

1003-993: The Canadian Armed Forces – the Royal Canadian Air Force , the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army . For most students under the ROTP (Regular Officer Training Plan), education is free and a monthly salary is paid which meets incidentals. The courses are offered both on site and by distance learning in both official languages : English and French. After graduation, Officers are to serve two months of obligatory service for each subsidized month of education. RMC offers 19 undergraduate programs in Social Sciences and Humanities, Science and Engineering. RMC offers 34 graduate studies opportunities, including 14 doctorates. In addition to

1062-670: The Great Depression of the 1930s, a military-run and -styled relief camp on Barriefield lower common was set up under the command of the RMC Commandant. Extensive public works projects at the college relied on the labour of single unemployed men, the 'Royal Twenty Centres' supplied by the Unemployment Relief Commission. From 1937, academic specialization was progressively introduced in the cadet course. The Second World War brought disruption to

1121-650: The President of Indonesia , while the salutatorian recites with his/her fellow graduates the commissioned officers' oath of office. Cadets are not referred to as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Instead they are officially called fourth class, third class, second class, and first class cadets, or generally as Taruna-Taruni Akmil ( Cadets of the Academy ) as a whole. As the national military college, its cadets, male and female, come from all over Indonesia as well as foreign exchange cadets from many countries of

1180-557: The Army Technical Warrant Officer's Program. All undergraduate students are required to complete the core curriculum, which is designed to provide a balanced liberal arts , science , and military education . The Core Curriculum consists of Economics , Psychology , Mathematics , English , Calculus , Military history of Canada , Chemistry , Canadian History , Physics and Civics . The research at RMC focusses on areas of direct and indirect benefit to

1239-522: The Canadian Armed Forces. Cadets wear a variety of uniforms depending on the occasion and their environment: ceremonial dress (semi ceremonial); full dress (formal occasions); outside sports dress; service dress Air Force; service dress Navy; service dress Navy without jacket; Service dress Air Force without jacket; service dress Army without jacket; and combat dress. In winter 2009, Royal Military College officer cadets returned to wearing

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1298-569: The Canadian Forces. Normally, graduates serve at least five years with the Canadian Forces . The application deadline to ROTP is in January for Basic Officer Training in July and admission the following September. Typically, successful applicants enter the Canadian Military College (CMC) System as an officer cadet, where they receive an education that balances academics, leadership , bilingualism and athletics . If

1357-527: The Department of National Defence; More than 90 percent of the research at RMC is defence-related. RMC conducts both academic and contracted research on electrical and computer engineering, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and environmental engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, international security, governance and the economics of defence; some research involves the Institute for

1416-597: The Engineering and Science divisions, RMC pursues the following principal areas of research: In the Social Sciences and Humanities divisions, RMC pursues research and activities in: In the Department of Applied Military Science (AMS), RMC pursues: The Diploma in Military Arts and Sciences (DMASc) provides non-commissioned members (NCMs) of the Canadian Forces an online program made possible by

1475-479: The Environment as well as nuclear research. Both members of the Canadian Forces and civilian students are eligible for admission to the master's and doctoral programs; Funding has been put in place to support both military and civilian students. The CSAFS was founded in 2006 as a think tank with offices in the Department of Politics and Economics. Political and strategic research is delivered to clients such as

1534-563: The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Engineering, and Science , the Division of Continuing Studies offers undergraduate and graduate level programs including the "Officer Professional Military Education" program (OPME). The Department of Applied Military Science (AMS) offers a graduate level program – the Land Force Technical Staff Program (LFTSP) and an undergraduate/community college level program –

1593-668: The Indonesian National Armed Forces as the seniormost field units of its military academies. While the Band is led by a Director of Music and a Bandmaster together with the Band Sergeant Major, the Corps of Drums is led by a Senior Drum Major and 4 Assistant Drum Majors ( Penatarama ), which lead the Corps on parades and ceremonies with their long maces to direct the drummers, fifers and trumpeters. Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , himself

1652-628: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 228198734 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:29:40 GMT Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada ( French : Collège militaire royal du Canada ), abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR ,

1711-526: The academy had its first female graduates, among a graduating class of 225 cadets. In October 2024, the academy hosted a retreat of the cabinet of newly-inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto . Just like so many military academies in the world, the Indonesian Military Academy Magelang is a medium-sized, highly residential baccalaureate college, with a full-time, four-year undergraduate program that emphasizes instruction in

1770-492: The academy renamed to its current form, the Military Academy Magelang ( Akademi Militer ). The Taruna Nusantara high school, established in 1990 by Akmil alumni Try Sutrisno and located just outside the military academy, was created in order to attract young talent to the academy. On April 1, 1999, the National Police were officially separated from the other three forces. After the reformation and

1829-739: The academy was closed in 1950 with remaining students sent to the Dutch Koninklijke Militaire Academie . In the following years, several army officer schools would pop out in Indonesia. Partly in effort to transform a regional, guerilla force into a professional, national military, the then Chief of Staff of the Army Abdul Haris Nasution established the National Military Academy ( Akademi Militer Nasional ), which

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1888-416: The admission of UTPNCM female officer cadets and post graduate students. In 1976, RMC celebrated the centennial of its opening. The Cadet Wing parades on Parliament Hill on 1 July in honour of that milestone. In September 1980, the first 32 female cadets are accepted into first year at RMC. The RMC mission is to educate, train and develop Officer Cadets for leadership careers of effective service in

1947-459: The arts and sciences programs, while the higher amounts are for the engineering programs. Because of commitments of military service following graduation, education is free for most on-campus undergraduates; these Officer Cadets also receive an additional monthly salary. Funding has been put in place to support civilian students, who are eligible for admission to the master's and doctoral programs to work alongside graduate students who are members of

2006-588: The arts, sciences, and professions with a graduate program, preparing men and women to take on the challenge of being officers of the Indonesian Army. The academy is accredited by the Ministry of Education. Cadets who passed the initial selection process will first attend a 1-year basic program in the premises of the academy with students from the Air Force, Naval and Police academies, and remain there for

2065-476: The choice of program is not offered, such as Nursing , Physiotherapy and Pharmacy , or the candidate wishes to attend another university, successful applicants are eligible to apply to any Canadian university where books, lab fees and student fees are covered, and students receive a monthly salary under the Civilian University ROTP. The Reserve Entry Training Plan , discontinued in 2017,

2124-560: The college is a mix of historic buildings and more modern academic, athletic, and dormitory facilities. RMC officer cadets are trained in what are known as the "four pillars": academics , officership , athletics , and bilingualism . The Royal Military College of Canada prepares officer cadets for a long career in the profession of arms and continues the development of other Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians with an interest in defence issues. RMC provides programs and courses of higher education and professional development to meet

2183-638: The college permission to use the prefix "Royal"; the college became the Royal Military College of Canada . It was the first military college to be established in a colonial dependency. The college offered, like West Point but unlike the British service academies, a four-year course, heavily geared towards science and engineering. Uniquely among its peers, there was no expectation that its graduates would automatically become career army officers. As Canada had very limited permanent armed forces at

2242-666: The college was re-opened as a tri-service institution in 1948, with the "New One Hundred" cadets reporting on 20 September 1948. In 1959, it became the first military college in the British Commonwealth to achieve degree-granting status." The Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visit RMC on 12 October 1951. In 1959, the province of Ontario granted a university charter to RMC by passing "The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act, 1959" enabling RMC to offer degrees in arts, science, and engineering at

2301-614: The college. In 1942, the last cadet class at RMC for the duration of hostilities graduated, a final parade was held and the college colours were laid up in St. George's Cathedral . For the remainder of the war the college served as a wartime training facility, offering courses such as the Company Commanders Course, Military Intelligence Course, and the War Staff Course. Once again, most eligible cadets fought in

2360-405: The educational requirements of candidates, and about the way they should be trained. It recommended the elimination of the RMC as a cadet-training college, in favour of university-based training, followed by a period of military training at RMC. A second committee, chaired by Brigadier Sherwood Lett, recommended re-opening the RMC as a cadet college, alongside an university intake route. Ultimately,

2419-510: The length of the course to three years. His successors maintained the dual civil-military model, but put greater emphasis on the military aspect of the college's education. After 1910, all cadets were required to attend one militia camp to graduate, and to take up either a permanent or militia commission. During the First World War , the RMC continued to operate, although the course was shortened to two years and more military instruction

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2478-780: The military academies of Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, among others. The academy also has links with military academies in the Asia-Pacific, the United States Military Academy and the Royal Military College of Canada and thus also has a sizable number of foreign exchange cadets who graduate with a bachelor's degree and thus return to their countries of origin to serve in their ground forces as Second Lieutenants. Given its Dutch traditions as

2537-490: The military profession" in one of the Garrison Towns of Canada". The new college, named Military College of Canada , opened on June 1, 1876, with 18 cadets under Lt.-Col. Edward Osborne Hewett , R.E. The names of these "Old Eighteen" are memorized by all cadets today. Entrance was by examination, and the high standards for admissions initially depressed the number of applicants. In 1878, Queen Victoria granted

2596-779: The needs of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence . RMC is responsible to: The RMC priorities are: Long before the Royal Military College was established in 1876, there were proposals for military colleges in Canada. As early as 1815, the Assembly of Lower Canada decided to establish a military college, but agreement upon its organization was blocked by religious and linguistic conflicts. Subsequent attempts also proved to be abortive, although some military schools were established. Following

2655-569: The peculiar studies necessarily followed in the Academy." Another issue was the lack of French-speaking cadets: in the college's first 23 years of existence, there were 20 French Canadians cadets out of 500. In the next 14 years, there were 19 out of 500. The entrance examinations were in English, which impeded recruitment. The college experienced a period of decline in the early 1890s, until Gerald Kitson 's successful term as superintendent, during which he purged ineffective staff members and reduced

2714-679: The regular training that Forces members undergo and establishes its growing importance within the military hierarchy. Selected RMC Canada cadets participate in Law of Armed Conflict international Competitions each fall with cadets from USAFA , USMA , USNA , and USCGA . Each year, RMC cadets are selected to participate in a competition on the Law of Armed Conflict at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy . In

2773-402: The remainder of their studies. The academic program consists of a structured core of subjects depending on the cadet's chosen specialty as a future Army officer, balanced between the arts and sciences. Regardless of major, all cadets graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Defense Science degree. As all cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants upon graduation, military and leadership education

2832-655: The removal of dwifungsi . Since then, the Police Academy has been separated from the AKABRI, leaving Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy within the structure. AKABRI later changed to Akademi TNI or Akademi Tentara Nasional Indonesia . Starting in 2011, graduates of the academy were awarded a bachelor's degree (in applied defence sciences, Indonesian : Sarjana Sains Terapan Pertahanan ) along with other academies in Akademi TNI. In 2017,

2891-625: The reopening of the Military Academy in its current Magelang campus, thus they are the senior premier musical representatives of the Indonesian Army, modeled on similar formations mounted by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Military School in Bandung, Gombong and Purworejo. While the Band (composed of 36 musicians) is manned by active duty military personnel assigned to the academy, the Corps of Drums of around 182 drummers, fifers and trumpeters

2950-433: The selection board, grade 9-11 marks are heavily weighted in a student's application with consideration given to grade 12 (or the final year's) marks. Officer cadets are obliged to maintain satisfactory academic and military performance throughout the programme. RMC started a graduate studies program in 1965. The Division of Continuing Studies was established in 1997. The mandate of the RMC Division of Continuing Studies

3009-429: The time, most of the cadets had to seek careers in the private sector, and many families sent their sons to the college to prepare them for civilian careers. Some received commissioned in the Permanent Force or in the British Army , which agreed to offer the college's graduates four commissions every year. Many graduates who did not accept permanent military commissions continued to serve in the part-time Militia . As

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3068-417: The undergraduate and graduate levels. The Royal Military College of Canada Degrees Act, 1959 was passed by the Ontario legislature and given Royal Assent on 26 March 1959. That year, the Canadian historian , #4393 Doctor Desmond Morton O.C. , was the first graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada to receive a degree from the military college. Previously, cadets transferred for their final year to

3127-419: The war, and they were disproportionately represented in the Canadian Army's senior ranks, including all four wartime Chiefs of the General Staff . There were doubts as to whether the RMC would reopen after the war, and alumni mobilized to save it. In 1946, the Chesley committee, headed by Brigadier Leonard McEwan Chelsey (RMC 1917), made recommendations about the provision of officers for the active force, about

3186-580: The withdrawal of British forces from Canada in 1870–71, the federal government recognized the need for an officer training college in Canada. In 1874, during the administration of Alexander Mackenzie , "the real founder of the college", An Act to Establish a Military College , was passed by the Parliament of Canada. The legislation provided for the establishment of a college "providing a complete education in all branches of military tactics , fortification, engineering, and general scientific knowledge in subjects connected with and necessary to thorough knowledge of

3245-428: The world who study in its halls. The Corps of Drums "Canka Lokananta" ( Drum Band Genderang Seruling "Canka Lokananta" , Canka Lokananta meaning sounds of heaven in Sanskrit) and the Regimental Band of the Military Academy Magelang ( Satuan Musik Upacara Ajen Akademi Militer ) are the official military band and corps of drums , respectively, of the Indonesian Military Academy, having started in April 1959 after

3304-413: Was added. 982 ex-cadets served in the war: they represented 86% of those who had attended the college before November 1919 who were healthy and under the age of 55. Despite being a minority of Canadian Expeditionary Force officers, RMC graduates occupied a large share of senior and staff appointments. After the war, the RMC returned to its pre-war footing, and the course was restored to four years. During

3363-510: Was an education that was the same as the ROTP but was paid for by the student (not a scholarship). The students also did not draw a salary; however, they were not obligated to five years of service after completion. Reserve Entry cadets were, however, paid considerably more than the regular ROTP officer cadet salary during their summer training months. They were also entitled to this pay if they attend "duty/varsity" away trips (For example, an away game of women's soccer). Since an application to ROTP

3422-403: Was merged with the school and the cadets transferred to Magelang. Later, it was integrated with the Indonesian Naval Academy ( Akademi Angkatan Laut ), Air Force Academy ( Akademi Angkatan Udara ) and the Police Academy ( Akademi Angkatan Kepolisian ) to form the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia Academy (AKABRI) in 1965. In 1984, reorganization of the armed forces resulted in

3481-469: Was officially opened on 11 November 1957 and included Mount Tidar in its premises within Magelang, giving the academy its nickname of Lembah Tidar (Tidar Valley), modeled on the United States Military Academy . The first cadets to graduate from this new institution in 1960 was recognized as Class 4 and numbered 59 graduating officers. Soon in 1961, the Indonesian Army Military Technical Academy ( Akademi Tehnik Angkatan Darat / ATEKAD ) based in Bandung

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