Former special force commander Prabowo was sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president on Sunday, taking over from Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. He announced his cabinet on Sunday evening and his ministers were to be inaugurated later on Monday.

First on the agenda will be the retreat this weekend at a military academy in Magelang, Central Java, surrounded by volcanoes about 500 kilometers from Jakarta. 

The retreat is aimed at forming a bond between around 100 cabinet ministers and their deputies, a diverse grouping of politicians, technocrats, former military officials and religious leaders, according to Abdul Kadir Karding, Migrant Protection Minister. 

Prabowo wants to make sure his cabinet members understand his vision, Karding said. 

"So it will be easier for us to work together. (Prabowo) always emphasizes the importance of solidity," Karding said, noting that an anti-corruption lesson will be part of the material covered at the retreat. 

All the ministers will be expected to sleep in tents, he also said. 

Cooperatives Minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, 55, said the retreat will be held Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25-27. 

Such an excursion is not new for Prabowo and reflects his leadership style. His Gerindra political party has often organised similar events at Prabowo's spacious Hambalang estate in Bogor, West Java. 

Gerindra's most recent retreat was held in September to prepare elected House of Representatives members to be sworn in. Social media posts from the retreat show politicians posing for photographs wearing brown camouflage uniforms, maroon berets and combat boots. 

Most Gerindra retreats have consisted of briefings on state ideology and leadership, and outdoor activities such as jogging and light exercises, said 57-year-old Gerindra member Ferry Juliantono, who is Prabowo's deputy minister of cooperatives. He said Prabowo, 73, himself typically leads the retreats. 

Prabowo's cabinet includes officials continuing on from the administration of predecessor Jokowi, such as highly-regarded finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, 62, as well as retired Lt Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, 71, a friend of Prabowo since their military days who is now defence minister.

Prabowo had promised during the campaign to continue many of his predecessor Jokowi's policies and picked the former president's eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka as his running mate.

Prabowo has pledged to boost Indonesia's economy from five to eight percent growth and has committed to Jakarta's non-aligned foreign policy, but has signalled that he will be bolder on the world stage.