South African Defence Force
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| - | + | ! cellpadding="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center" style="background:#ccccff;" |<center>South African Defence Force</center> | |
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| + | |[[South African Army]]<br>[[South African Navy]]<br>[[South African Air Force]]<br>[[South African Military Health Service]] | ||
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| - | + | ! cellpadding="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center" style="background:#ccccff;" |<center>Leadership</center> | |
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| + | !Commander-in-Chief | ||
| + | |State President Festus Mogae | ||
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| + | !Military age | ||
| + | |18 years of age for voluntary military service | ||
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| + | !Conscription | ||
| + | |no | ||
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| + | !Available for military service | ||
| + | |Males age 16-49: 22,423,192 (2008 est.)<br>Females age 16-49: 22,189,806 (2008 est.) | ||
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| + | !Fit for military service | ||
| + | |Males age 16-49: 17,572,553 (2008 est.)<br>Females age 16-49: 15,910,845 (2008 est.) | ||
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| + | !Reaching military age annually | ||
| + | |Males age 16-49: 957,578 (2008 est.)<br>Females age 16-49: 949,257 | ||
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| + | !Active personnel | ||
| + | |to be added | ||
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| + | !Reserve personnel | ||
| + | |to be added | ||
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| + | ! cellpadding="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center" style="background:#ccccff;" |<center>Expenditures</center> | ||
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| + | !Budget | ||
| + | |USD $92.7 billion (2008) | ||
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| + | !Percent of GDP | ||
| + | |5% (2008) | ||
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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
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The State President is the Commander-in-Chief of the SADF with: | The State President is the Commander-in-Chief of the SADF with: | ||
| - | * Chief of the Defence Staff - overall senior command officer | + | *Chief of the Defence Staff - overall senior command officer |
| - | * Chief of the Army | + | *Chief of the Army |
| - | * Chief of the Air Force | + | *Chief of the Air Force |
| - | * Chief of the Navy | + | *Chief of the Navy |
| - | * Surgeon General | + | *Surgeon General |
| - | * Joint Forces Commander | + | *Joint Forces Commander |
Staff Divisions under the Chief of Defence Staff include: | Staff Divisions under the Chief of Defence Staff include: | ||
| - | + | *Personnel | |
| - | * Personnel | + | *Intelligence |
| - | * Intelligence | + | *Operations |
| - | * Operations | + | *Logistics |
| - | * Logistics | + | *Finance |
| - | * Finance | + | |
Other Support Services commands include: | Other Support Services commands include: | ||
| - | * Inspector General of the SADF | + | *Inspector General of the SADF |
| - | * Chaplain General of the SADF | + | *Chaplain General of the SADF |
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
| - | * Permanent Forces - Active members | + | *Permanent Forces - Active members |
| - | * National Servicemen - Called up for 2 years national service and generally fully trained for operational duty within the space of 12 months | + | *National Servicemen - Called up for 2 years national service and generally fully trained for operational duty within the space of 12 months |
| - | * Citizen Forces - Fully trained part-time members | + | *Citizen Forces - Fully trained part-time members |
| - | * Commando Forces - Fully trained members | + | *Commando Forces - Fully trained members |
| - | * Special Forces | + | *Special Forces |
| - | * Service Volunteers - Non-permanent full time members | + | *Service Volunteers - Non-permanent full time members |
| - | * Auxiliary Service | + | *Auxiliary Service |
| - | * Reserve Forces | + | *Reserve Forces |
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[[Category:Armed forces by country]] | [[Category:Armed forces by country]] | ||
[[Category:South African Defence Force| ]] | [[Category:South African Defence Force| ]] | ||
Revision as of 05:02, 7 July 2008
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| Service branches | South African Army South African Navy South African Air Force South African Military Health Service |
| Commander-in-Chief | State President Festus Mogae |
| Military age | 18 years of age for voluntary military service |
| Conscription | no |
| Available for military service | Males age 16-49: 22,423,192 (2008 est.) Females age 16-49: 22,189,806 (2008 est.) |
| Fit for military service | Males age 16-49: 17,572,553 (2008 est.) Females age 16-49: 15,910,845 (2008 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | Males age 16-49: 957,578 (2008 est.) Females age 16-49: 949,257 |
| Active personnel | to be added |
| Reserve personnel | to be added |
| Budget | USD $92.7 billion (2008) |
| Percent of GDP | 5% (2008) |
The South African Defence Force, commonly referred to by its acronym, SADF, is the name of the armed forces of South Africa. Equipped with a vast array of modern equipment, commanded by able tacticians, and committed to high standards of excellence both on the battlefield and off, the SADF is widely regarded as the finest military on the continent, and one of the best in the world.
Organization
The State President is the Commander-in-Chief of the SADF with:
- Chief of the Defence Staff - overall senior command officer
- Chief of the Army
- Chief of the Air Force
- Chief of the Navy
- Surgeon General
- Joint Forces Commander
Staff Divisions under the Chief of Defence Staff include:
- Personnel
- Intelligence
- Operations
- Logistics
- Finance
Other Support Services commands include:
- Inspector General of the SADF
- Chaplain General of the SADF
Personnel
- Permanent Forces - Active members
- National Servicemen - Called up for 2 years national service and generally fully trained for operational duty within the space of 12 months
- Citizen Forces - Fully trained part-time members
- Commando Forces - Fully trained members
- Special Forces
- Service Volunteers - Non-permanent full time members
- Auxiliary Service
- Reserve Forces
