Resimen Mahasiswa MENWA Language Choice of members of Resimen Mahasiswa of University of Sumatera Utara
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MENWA is national defense reserve component training that given military science such as the use of weapons, combat tactics, survival, skydiving, military
martial, military training itself, disguises, navigation and so on. MENWA is also part of the academic community college that played a role in building the public mindset
in terms of the importance of awareness of the love of the homeland and defending the country.
MENWA was given the authority and responsibility that is different from the other organization and it is directly under of their rectorate itself. In the University of
Sumatera Utara is a founding pioneer organization level College Resimen Mahasiswa of Sumatra Utara. It began in February 1976 when the Pusat Cadangan
Nasional PUSCADNAS Dephankam RI sends a letter to USU, which it is asking for USU delegate some of his students to follow the leadership of the Resistance
Education Cadre Course Public Safety SUSKAPIN WANKAMRA. Exactly one year after the study, exactly 12 February 1977 inaugurated one of the students who enroll
as a commandant of University of Sumatera Utara. The inauguration date which was adopted as the date of birth of Resimen Mahasiswa of University of Sumatera Utara.
Resimen Mahasiswa of University of Sumatera Utara members which is going to be observed by the writer related to the title of this analysis. The office is
located in Jl. Universitas, no.24. This group is full of the people who want learn about the leadership, and the language attitude. It is an organization for leadership
and awareness of language attitude in USU. The members of MENWA come from every faculties or even departments in USU such as Medical Faculty, Law Faculty,
Nursing Faculty, Public Health Faculty, Agriculture, Mathematics and Natural
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Sciences, Engineering Faculty, Economics Faculty, Social and Political Sciences and Cultural Studies Faculty.
In Resimen Mahasiswa, people generally assume that the Resimen Mahasiswa is a military organization, but in the fact Resimen Mahasiswa it just a
student organization learn about the leadership, language attitudes, and improve the skills. As the other student organizations, although in MENWA sometimes also used
as an army or national reserve. On Wednesday and Saturday are the days which all members of MENWA of University of Sumatera Utara have the obligatory activity in
the Resimen Mahasiswa of University of Sumatera Utara. First, all the members going to do the ceremony, in MENWA it is namely “APEL” it is an activity which is
always do in MENWA. Next, continue with others activity, such as: running, warming, cooling, and the others activity, in MENWA namely “Pembinaan Fisik”
BINSIK Physical Development then continue with the agenda which is prepared before.
In Resimen Mahasiswa of University of Sumatera Utara there are several stages to become a member of Resimen Mahasiswa. The first begin from a selection.
Selection intends to become a junior member in MENWA, at this stage they have not officially said to be an official member of Resimen Mahasiswa of University of
Sumatera Utara. Therefore, they must follow “PRADIKSAR” to be considered formally as members of the Resimen Mahasiswa of University of Sumatera Utara
after that they must pass the Basic Training in MENWA, namely “PENDIDIKAN DASAR” DIKSAR to be a members of the Resimen Mahasiswa Indonesia.
This is done in order to carry out the task and function within their Panca Dharma Satya Resimen Mahasiswa Indonesia became one of the components of the
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national reserve and part of a well-trained people who are ready to participate in preserving the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia. The means of Panca
Dharma Satya is the promise of Indonesian students as a members of MENWA, are: • We are the students of the citizen, Republic of the Indonesia based on the
Pancasila. • We are students who are aware of the responsibility and honor of the country
and do not know the defense gave up. • We are the young generation of Indonesia who have knight spirit and the fear
of God Almighty and defend honesty, truth, and justice. • We are students who uphold the good name and the honor of Garba Scientific
and be aware of the future of the Nation. • We are students who uphold discipline and unseen, believe with yourself and
put national interests above personal or group interest. In addition of Panca Dharma Satya, MENWA motto is “Widya Castrena
Dharma Siddha” derived from Sanskrit which is means that “Completion Obligations with Science and Science soldiering” Perpaduan Ilmu Pengetahuan
dan Ilmu Olah Keprajuritan. Intended by science is all sorts of scientific branches acquired while a student. It is used to pursue career path, not forgetting the main
purpose of doing the community service. While the military science means that is concerned with life heroism, the knightly and leadership, not just expertise in
fighting or similar.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD