QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 2541.
Mr M A Nhanha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military
Veterans:
Whether, with reference to the case of a certain corporal (name
furnished) in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) on which the court
ruled 14 years ago, the SANDF has established any policy on the
official recognition of the ranks of previous armed formations, both
internally and those formerly in exile, as equivalent to that of the
SANDF; if not, what has been the cause of the delay; if so, what are
the relevant details? NW2965E
RESPONSE
1. (a) and (b). The answer is no.
2. (i) and (ii) and rest, falls away.
The process of integration entailed, among others, the determination
of the rank of the former Non-Statutory Forces (NSF) on entry into the
SANDF taking into account experience, training, etc. but not the rank
of the NSF as such. This process was carried out as stipulated in the
agreements reached at the time.