{"id":234353,"date":"2021-07-28T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=234353"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:01:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:01:05","slug":"armed-services-that-make-up-sandf-their-ranks-and-salary-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/armed-services-that-make-up-sandf-their-ranks-and-salary-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Services That Make Up SANDF, Their Ranks and Salary Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is the overall military body in South Africa charged primarily with the responsibility of defending the nation from external military aggression. To achieve this, SANDF is made up of 4 different military service branches with specialized air, land, and water combat capabilities as well as a military health service arm that offers training and deployment of medical personnel within the force.<\/p>\n

Indeed, SANDF is one big military organization charged with enormous responsibilities. To meet up to their expectations and ensure the smooth running of the force, different cadres of personnel exist within the force. Each is tasked with specific responsibilities in their respective service branch, and more so, there is also the chief of SANDF who oversees the entire affairs of the military body and is answerable to the commander in chief, i.e the President of South Africa.<\/p>\n

Armed Services Under the South African National Defence Force<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The South African National Defence Force<\/a> which was founded in 1994 has undergone several organizational restructuring and integration of different armed forces from within South Africa to be one robust military body as seen today. The force comprises of –<\/p>\n

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  1. South African Army<\/li>\n
  2. South African Navy<\/li>\n
  3. South African Air Force<\/li>\n
  4. Military Health Service<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Each of these military forces is tasked with specific responsibilities and has a specific combat specialty to be deployed in the protection of South Africa once the need arises. Similarly, each force has its own leadership structure, promotion requirements, and salary scale that may not be too distinct from the others.<\/p>\n

    South African Army<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    South African Army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The South African Army as an arm of the South African National Defence Force is charged with the responsibility of carrying out ground warfare against external aggression in South Africa. The army takes its origin from the Boer Commando forces from way back in 1910.<\/p>\n

    They fought in both World Wars, and also counter-insurgency campaigns in Namibia. By 1994, the army was integrated into SANDF and has since been involved in peace-keeping operations in the southern Africa region, as well as participating in African Union operations.<\/p>\n

    Evolution of Rank Structure in the South African Army<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    With over 40, 121 active military personnel and about 12, 300 reserves, the South African Army has different ranks that range from the chief of the army being the highest rank for officers to private being the least.<\/p>\n

    The South African Army uses the same military structure as that of the British Army, albeit there have been a series of modifications made to their structure ever since their existence began. Generally, the rank of personnel in the army is divided into three viz –<\/p>\n