The aim of this study is to analyse and describe the policy implementation of military educational programs, strategy and related factors behind the implementation. This research is descriptive qualitative which was conducted in a government’s vocational high school in Indonesia. This research was done during August to December 2014. The technique of collecting data was done by conducting interviews and documentation. Meanwhile, the data analysis technique was referred to the Mills and Huberman’s model, which is an interactive analysis technique. For the data validity, we used credibility, transferability, dependability and conformity. The main theory underlying this study is the theory of public policy. We found that military education on vocational high school is able to strengthen the student's characters.
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