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1987: August intake of 7 SAI's Alpha Company, was deployed to the operational area of Cuito Cuanavale, Angola in 1988 under the command of a Captain G.P. Butler. Alpha Company consisted of five infantry platoons as well as an 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar platoon and was deployed to the eastern side of the Cuito River (a tributary of the Okavango River ...
The Military Skills Development System is the entry-level recruitment programme of the South African National Defence Force. It provides entry-level recruits to the South African Army , Air Force , Navy and Medical Service .
The Umkhonto GBADS is a South African vertical launching system that is being developed for the South African Army's ground-based air defence system (GBADS) requirement under Project Outcome. [ 54 ] The missile system is intended to provide all-round protection for the armed forces against airborne threats, including attack aircraft, missiles ...
Based on South African Army standard operating procedures, [42] if 2 900 South African troops are in active combat theatre, 2 900 rehearsing (preparing to replace active duty personnel) and 2 900 in rest and recuperation (R&R), then South Africa has in effect committed 22.5% of its army personnel capacity to the region for a period of 25-years.
In 1954, the SA-AC's Infantry Branch, and the personnel of the South African Instructional Corps, were formed into the South African Infantry Corps. [3] In 1972, continuous national service was increased to twelve months and by 1974, there were ten full-time motorised infantry battalions, besides the parachute battalion.
The first female intake for Voluntary Military Service took place in January 1999. In January 2005 the unit had its biggest Military Skills Development System intake ever. About 2000 recruits were called up, but only 1937 arrived for Basic Military Training. The unit also presents formal training to Permanent Force members of the SA Army. [1]
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8 South African Infantry Battalion is a mechanized infantry unit of the South African Army. [2] The battalion is equipped with Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) used for fast transport and combat mobility across rough ground. Support weapons for mechanized infantry are also provided with motorized transport, or are built directly into ...