The Way of Life according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Soldier’s Directorate of Intelligence

Abstract

The research on “The Way of Life according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Soldier’s Directorate of Intelligence” has objectives to study: 1) the level of application of sufficiency economy philosophy in daily life of the personnel working at the Directorate of Intelligence, 2) the comparison between way of life based on sufficiency economy philosophy and personal factors of the personnel at the Directorate of Intelligence, and 3) the problems/obstacles and suggestion concerning the application of sufficiency economy philosophy in daily life of the personnel working at the Directorate of Intelligence. This is a quantitative research. The sample size, derived from Taro Yamane’s formula, includes 207 personnel working at the Directorate of Intelligence. The questionnaires were used to collect data. The descriptive statistical data include percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The data were analyzed by using t-test, F-test and Least Significant Difference (LSD). The results showed that

           1) the overall value of the application of sufficiency economy philosophy on way of life of the personnel at the Directorate Intelligence is at the high level (mean= 4.27). When consider each dimension separately, it was found that the moderation dimension is at the highest level (mean=4.39), and the lowest one is knowledge on way of life (mean=4.21).

           2) The difference in the overall personal factors of the personnel working at the Directorate Intelligence has no relationship with way of life based on sufficiency economy philosophy except for marital status and monthly income that have a difference on the application of sufficiency economy philosophy on way of life at the statistical significant value of 0.05.

           3) The problems, obstacles, and suggestion concerning the application of sufficiency economy philosophy in daily life of the personnel working at the Directorate Intelligence, it was found that most of the personnel lack of knowledge on sufficiency economy philosophy. The personnel lavishly spent money on unnecessary things. To deal with these problems, the Directorate Intelligence must organize a training course on the principle of sufficiency economy philosophy.