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14 disabled non-commissioned officers to join police inspector school
The 14 officers acquired their disabilities after getting injured while carrying out their respective duties on the field.
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Personnel of National Police's Mobile Brigade walk toward the Medan Police headquarters on Nov. 13, 2019 to support security measures following a suicide bombing at the headquarters. (Antara/Irsan Mulyadi)
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ourteen non-commissioned police officers with disabilities have passed selection tests to join the police inspector school, the National Police announced on Thursday.
The police’s Education and Training Agency head, Com. Gen. Arief Sulistyanto, said the 14 officers had acquired their disabilities after getting injured while carrying out their respective duties on the field.
He said National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis had given dispensation for the disabled officers during their training and education at the police inspector school.
The police’s education and training agency has prepared special programs and supporting facilities, including wheelchairs, barracks with facilities for their special needs as well as assistant officers to help the disabled non-commissioned officers with their training, Arief said.
“This is to motivate both students who have special needs and regular students,” Arief said in a statement on Thursday.
“If those who acquired disabilities while carrying out their duties are able [to perform], then the normal ones should be able to show more endurance,” he added.
The police inspector school in Sukabumi, West Java, will host 1,600 senior non-commissioned officers for seven months. These people have passed selection tests initially taken by 23,600 non-commissioned officers who had been on duty for at least 15 years. (gis)
