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| Embedding the necklace of FAAH 2024 State Defense Participants (Photo: Rizki PR) |
State Defense is a means to educate a strong generation physically, mentally, and intellectually. It was emphasized by the Air Defense Artillery Commander Brigadier General TNI R. Edi Setiawan, S.H., during the State Defense of the Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (FAAH), University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM). Hundreds of new FAAH students attended the agenda, and it was held on January 16th at the Air Defense Artillery Education Center (ARH EC) of the Indonesian Army, Junrejo, Batu City.
Furthermore, Edi said that he was honoured to be able to be a part of the student education and development process. For about a week ahead, the participants will be trained in discipline, national values, cohesiveness, drug prevention, etc. Hopefully, the new students can understand nationalism, national spirit, and love for the country.
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According to him, this education is needed to maintain the development of an increasingly accessible era. The youth must be able to deal with deviant things and not be easily influenced.
" Do not let the times change the soul of every youth. Therefore, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to UMM, especially for FAAH, which has provided a place for its students to be educated here," he added.
On the other hand, the Dean of FPP UMM, Dr. Ir. Aris Winaya, M.M., M.Si., said that State Defense is an annual mandatory program for new students and has been held for five consecutive years. It aims to train students to have muscular, mental, physical, and spiritual strength. Thus, when they enter the real world to help farmers or as food producers, they can run well and have high dedication.
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This training is also aimed at preventing deviant things such as bullying behaviour, drug consumption, sexual violence, and so on. "This kind of crime circle must be minimized as early as possible. Therefore, we organize training for new students," he added.
In addition, this State Defense training can be converted into two different courses, which are Pancasila and Religious Education. Thus, the benefits students receive are not only physical and mental training but will also affect the value of the course.
The same thing was conveyed by UMM Chancellor Prof. Dr. Syamsul Arifin, M.Si., who appreciated it. He says the collaboration between FAAH UMM and ARH EC provides various benefits. Later, the Rector will review this training and become a role model for other faculties to organize similar trainings.
"Hopefully, the students can implement the various things gained in the State Defense training. Hopefully, they will be able to apply the lessons learned in the State Defense training, especially when working in the community," he said. (*tri/wil/put)
