Objectives of this research were to 1. Study the national security development of the Armed Forces Development Command, 2. Analyze the Dhamma principles for the national security development of the Armed Forces Development Command and 3. Propose the national security development of the Armed Forces Development Command.Research methodology was the mixed methods: The quantitative method, data were collected from 394 samples with questionnaires and analyzed by statistics of percentage and standard deviation. The qualitative method, data were collected by in-depth-interviewing 25 key informants and analyzed by content analysis and descriptive interpretation
Findings were as follows:
1. The national security development of the Armed Forces Development Command was to construct the standard transport roads, Improved the laterite roads to asphalted roads, constructed water resources for agriculture, promoted raw materials processing and occupations in communities, hybrid beef cow raising, large-scale farming that helped people organize into groups and systematically manage the agricultural plans.
2. The Dhamma principles for national security development of the Armed Forces Development Command was Aparihaniyadhamma 7. The Armed Forces Development Command emphasized the meeting, coordinated cooperation among military units, people, community leaders and conducted joint resolutions. The acceptance of the elders was the guided practice in the meeting by focusing on building cooperation, resource allocation, using the locations that were responsive to the needs of the people, listening to suggestions and bringing the cooperation to build immunity in the community.
3. The development of the national security of the Development Command. The military development unit adopted the philosophy of sufficiency economy to built national security for the people to extend the suitable livelihood, promoted and supported people to organize into groups, promoted people career, promoted the use of limited resources for systematically making plans and projects for the highest benefits of the people.