16 Reception Depot | |
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Country | South Africa |
Allegiance | |
Branch | |
Type | Mobilisation Depot |
Part of | South African Personnel Service Corps |
Military unit
16 Reception Depot was an administrative unit of the Personnel Service Corps of the South African Army.
History[edit]
Origin[edit]
16 Reception Depot was activated as the reception depot to service the then Western Cape Command.[1]
SADF era and the Bush War[edit]
The unit was used to mobilize white troops in the greater Western Cape area. This involved:
- the registering of young white males at schools
- the issuing of call-up papers
- confirmation of the recruits arrival
- the transport of these recruits to various allotted training units
SANDF era[edit]
By the early 2000s, Commands were no longer responsible for individual recruitment, making Reception Depots essentially redundant.[2]
Insignia[edit]
Leadership[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "SADF.info". sadf.info.
- ^ Naidoo, Goonasagree; Kahn, Sinval (September 2011). "Transformational Leadership: Case for the South African National Defence Force" (PDF). Administratio Publica. 19 (3). ISSN 1015-4833.