Civil servant death renews scrutiny of military reserve program
The death of a civil servant participating in a basic military training under the Defense Ministry’s Reserve Component (Komcad) over the weekend has raised fresh public concerns over the program’s safety and militarization of the civil service.
The death of Vanreko Varkas Bagaskara, a civil servant participating in military reserve training, has reignited scrutiny over the program's safety and civil service militarization. Bagaskara, who worked at the Creative Economy Ministry, succumbed to his injuries after 24 hours of treatment for heatstroke sustained during this year's second wave of basic military training at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta.
Initially, he collapsed on Friday, was admitted to Esnawan Antariksa Air Force Hospital, and was later transferred to Gatot Subroto Army Hospital. Despite medical efforts, Bagaskara passed away "despite the medical teams' best efforts," according to Esnawan Antariksa Air Force Hospital head Iman Fathurrohman. This marks the sixth fatality linked to the basic military training under the Komcad program this year, following five deaths in June of Red and White Cooperative managers and fishing village initiative participants.
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