"Dream - Yohanes Ande Kala alias Joni has recently attracted public attention due to his failure in the TNI selection. The teenager, who once went viral for his heroic act of climbing the flagpole, is now allowed to continue the process of Caba PK Regular TNI AD TA.2024 or the soldier selection held under the selection of Kodam IX/Udayana. The Head of Information of the IX/Udayana Military Command, Colonel Infantry Agung Udayana, provided an update on the soldier selection concerning Joni, who was previously declared failed in the administrative process."

"Thanks to the appreciation from the TNI Commander and the Minister of Education and Culture for Joni's heroic actions during the commemoration ceremony of the 73rd anniversary of Indonesian Independence on August 17, 2018. Recently, it has become a consideration for Joni to be allowed to take the soldier selection test. “Well, I asked again earlier, because there is a certificate from the TNI Commander and the Minister of Education and Culture, if I’m not mistaken, reported to the Army Headquarters. The order from the Army Headquarters is to allow him to take the test; we will later explore if there are any additional points in other fields,” he revealed."

"Therefore, Agung said, Joni can start today to participate in a series of tests from the city of Kupang organized by Kodam IX/Udayana. In general, the tests include physical and psychological health tests, physical tests, and psychological tests. Later, it will be seen whether the various tests can compensate for Joni's height deficiency. 'Well, if there are points that can cover the previous deficiency. Yes, we are waiting for the policy from Mabesad. Because physically, originally it does not meet the requirements. Because 155.8, that,' he said."

Before, Joni was known to have completed his secondary education at SMA Negeri 1 Atambua. After graduating, he was determined to become a civil servant through the TNI Non-Commissioned Officer route. After going through the selection process once, he was declared unsuccessful and was asked to try his luck next year. His failure made Joni disappointed, and he expressed his feelings through a short video. "In 2024, I will take the test (TNI), I failed," he said.