- national unity;
- humanitarianism;
- popular sovereignty;
- social justice.
■ Now(1998) - the military is in a weakened position. Can no longer call the shots. The demonstrators do not listen to the military anymore; the demonstrators have no fear of the military might; even the military itself has come under close public scrutiny. Some examples - the appointment of KOSTRAD Commander by General Wiranto was opposed and the officer had to be removed within 18 hours. During Suharto's era this never happened. Then the military got what it asked for.
■ Split in the ranks. The military is split. Some have even openly challenged the authority. Those who have formed the Barisan Nasional were prominent military personalities and disgruntled ex -Golkar. But the more prominent troublemakers have been removed e.g. General Probowo, Suharto's son - in-law. But despite this no one can cannot discount another military coup.
■ Dwi-fungsi role. To ensure that the military have a good control over the society, especially those in the rural areas the military initiated a doctrine and institution that legitimises its non-traditional military activities as agents for development change. With the clamour for a more democratic system, this dual function may no longer be popular or acceptable with the people as events which took place in Aceh in January 1999 had demonstrated. Once it loses this role, the military will lose a lot of political power.
■ Its future role is anybody's guess. There are strong indications that the present military leadership does not want to stray too much from being a professional force. However, there are many in the military who have benefited from the present arrangement, who will be quite reluctant to change their role.
