SOCIAL ROLE OF MILITARY?S WIFE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HUSBAND PROFESSIONALISM AS THE NATIONAL DEFENCE VANGUARD (CASE STUDY OF KARTIKA CHANDRA KIRANA NATIONAL ARMED WIVES' UNION (PERSIT) AT LIV YONARHANUDSE-8 PD V BRAWIJAYA).

The purpose of this research is to: 1) Analyze characteristics of the Kartika Chandra Kirana National Armed Wives Union member at Liv Yonarhanudse-8 Pd V Brawijaya on the assessment of social support for husbands, 2) Analyze social support which is provided to increase the professionalism of husbands as soldiers, 3) Analyze the influence of social support on the professionalism of the husband as an important military role in the vanguard. The study was conducted for 3 months at Kartika Chandra Kirana National Armed Wives' Union at Liv Yonarhanudse-8 Pd V Brawijaya on November 10, 2017 to January 10, 2018. The method that used as data collection process is survey method, where the survey method is done by the writer plunges directly to the respondent to get information related to social support as the main role of the member's wife in supporting the professionalism of the husband as the vanguard of the military. At the time of the survey, the data required are primary data and secondary data. Determination of sample research using total sampling method but differentiate some criteria through Stratified Random Sampling where writer determine sample by selecting member of Candra Kirana member to be used as research sample. The total number of visitors in Yonarhanudse total sampling is 120 members with marriage criteria below 5 years, between 5-10 years and marriage above 10 years. Therefore, the number of respondents who used for the sample is 120 respondents. Data analysis used in observation is descriptive method to describe characteristic of soldier's wife from age, education, occupation, length of marriage, frequency of assignment of husband to abroad and outside island, then through quantitative method by calculation of SEM analysis with PLS warp method to know the influence of wife's social support for the professionalism of the husband as a soldier who plays a role in the vanguard of the military. The results of the study can be summarized as follows; 1) the characteristics of Age over 30 years old as much as 67% while 30 years less as much as 37% below 30 years. The military wives? age above 30 years is more open-minded related to social support given and already has a good mentality to provide social support. For the military?s wives last education can be mentioned as High school as much as 22%, diploma 68% and bachelor as much as 10%. 2) Social support provided is in the form of support through appraisal support and self-esteem support. The individual characteristics of Chandra Kirana in the Yon Arhanudse 08 neighborhood and social support have a positive influence on the professionalism of the husband as the military's vital role in the leading Guard as well.