<![CDATA[The Indonesian government aims to realise Indonesia Emas 2045 through strengthening character education for the younger generation. However, West Java Province still faces challenges in the form of many students experiencing moral crises and losing their direction in life, due to family or social environments that are not supportive. This condition has led to deviant behaviour, such as gang fights, drug abuse, or harmful addictive habits. In response to this, the West Java regional government has established the Panca Waluya character education programme, which combines the values of local Sundanese culture with discipline in military barracks. This study aims to analyse the influence of Panca Waluya character education in overcoming students' existential anxiety through the perspective of Søren Kierkegaard's existentialism. Using a qualitative research method based on literature study, the author expanded his knowledge through books and scientific articles on Kierkegaard's existentialism and character education, as well as empirical information from news media and the Kodam Siliwangi YouTube channel, which documented the program's implementation. Kierkegaard's theory of the three stages of life, namely aesthetic, ethical, and religious, is used to represent each individual's journey towards true happiness. The results show that the Panca Waluya character education process is in line with Kierkegaard's existentialism, especially for students who are in the aesthetic stage of life, so that they can transform towards the ethical and religious stages. Thus, the Panca Waluya education programme is effective in fostering self-awareness and moral responsibility, as well as providing subjective meaning in life for students while reducing anxiety and despair (agony).]]>
