THE USE OF AND SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE FORCE

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THE USE OF AND SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE FORCE
MAJ GEN R.C. ANDERSEN 12 JUNE 2007
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AIM TO PROVIDE THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
DEFENCE WITH A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE USE OF AND
SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE FORCE
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CONTENT

• BACKGROUND
• THE ROLE OF THE RESERVE FORCE
• SA ARMY
• SAAF
• SA NAVY
• SAMHS
• DIVISIONS
• SUPPORT STRUCTURES
• CONCLUSION

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BACKGROUND

• MC CONSTITUTED PROJECT PHOENIX ON 5 AUG 02 TO
  REVITALISE AND TRANSFORM THE CONVENTIONAL
  RESERVE
• RESERVE FORCE STRATEGY APPROVED 2004 AND
  CONFIRMED AT SYMPOSIUM IN MARCH 2007
• THE RESERVE FORCE MADE A MOD PRIORITY IN 2007

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THE ROLE OF THE RESERVE FORCE

• THE RESERVES WILL PROVIDE
• MAJORITY OF LANDWARD CONVENTIONAL CAPABILITY
• SUPPLEMENTATION OF PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS
• HOMELAND DEFENCE

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REVITALISATION PROGRESS SA ARMY

• STAFFING
• DECENTRALISED RECRUITMENT TRAINING - 1629
  MEMBERS
• ATR MEMBERS TRANSFERRED AND TRAINED - 3500
• FROM MSDS DEC 2006 - 61
• FROM MSDS DEC 2007 - 2500
• LARGER MSDS INTAKES - JAN 2008 5000
• - JAN 2009 10 000
• (CABINET MEMORANDUM)

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REVITALISATION PROGRESS SA ARMY

• LEADER GROUP DEVELOPMENT
• RECRUITED FROM REGULAR FORCE - 83 LEADERS (INCL
  24 NSFs)
• OFFICER TRAINING
• 2005 - 29
• 2006 - 94
• 2007 - 120 (PLANNED)
• NCO TRAINING
• 2005 - 40
• 2006 - 80
• 2007 - 100 (PLANNED)

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REVITALISATION PROGRESS ARMY CONVENTIONAL
RESERVE STRENGTH
Ser no Type No of units Total Members B/C/A
1 Inf Fmn Mech, Mot 22 8 351 74,0
2 Inf Fmn Airborne 3 804 67,0
3 SA Artillery Formation 7 570 61,0
4 SA Army Air Defence Arty Fmn 5 385 65,9
5 SA Armour Formation 7 855 59,0
6 SA Army Engineer Formation 4 410 60,4
TOTAL 48 11 375 71,0
A deviation of 4 units from the original 52 due
to the de-activation and amalgamation of units
(MOD approved 17 Mar 00)
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REVITALISATION PROGRESS ARMY FORMATIONS ACR
SPENDING FY 06/07
FORMATIONS NUMBER OF UNITS ITEM 10-60 AVERAGE PER UNIT
INF 25 R 57 602 736 R 2 304 110
ARMOUR 7 R 4 397 637 R 628 234
ARTY 7 R 3 919 577 R 559 940
ADA 5 R 3 596 871 R 719 375
ENGR 4 R 4 219 841 R 1 054 961
TOTAL 48 R 73 736 662 R 1 536 181
NOTES UP FROM R250 000 PER UNIT ADDITIONAL
ITEM 10 SPENDING IN FY 06/07 R84 588 355
(PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRG WITH REG F UNITS, GUARDS,
ADMIN L2 L3, CLOSING DOWN OF ATR) EXCLUDES
DEPLOYMENT COSTS TOTAL ACR SPENDING FY 06/07
R158 325 017
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REVITALISATION PROGRESS DEPLOYMENTS INFANTRY
IN 2007
OPERATION GEOGRAPHICAL AREA RESERVE UNITS SUB-UNITS DURATION/ DATES
FIBRE BURUNDI KZN 5 SAI DR, DLI, NC 1 X COY COMPLETED FEB 07
MISTRAL DRC GAUTENG 4 SAI WR, SAIR 1 X COY COMPLETED APR 07
INTEXO BORDERLINE CONTROL KIMBERLEY KR 1 X COY COMPLETED APR 07
CURRICULUM BURUNDI CAPE TOWN 9 SAI CTH, CTR, RWP 1 X COY DEPLOYMENT FEB-JUL 07
HUMAN SWINE FEVER KZN DR, DLI, NC 1 X COY OPERATION TERMINATED APR 07
HUMAN SWINE FEVER POTCHEFSTROOM RDLR 52 X MEMBERS OPERATION TERMINATED APR 07
INTEXO BORDERLINE CONTROL KZN DURBAN DLI 1 X COY APR 07-AUG 07
NOTE Excludes guards - 1 coy at a
time Engineer troop also deployed externally
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SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENTS FOR RESERVES - 2007
OPERATION GEOGRAPHICAL AREA RESERVE UNITS SUB-UNITS DURATION/ DATES
CURRICULUM BURUNDI EASTERN CAPE 5 SAI FC 1 X COY DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULED FROM JUL 07
INTEXO BORDERLINE CONTROL GAUTENG (SOUTH) TS 1 X COY DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULED FROM AUG 07
MISTRAL DRC CAPE TOWN 1 SAI CTR 1 X COY DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULED FROM 0CT 07
INTEXO BORDERLINE CONTROL KWA-ZULU NATAL DR 1 X COY DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULED FROM AUG 07
INTEXO BORDERLINE CONTROL GAUTENG (NORTH) RNT 1 X COY DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULED FROM NOV 07
NOTE Most Coys scheduled for deployment later in
the year are busy with pre- deployment training
currently
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REVITALISATION PROGRESS ARMY CONVENTIONAL
RESERVE UTILISATION 2004 -2006
2004 2005 2006 TOTAL
MEMBERS CALLED UP AND PAID 4 311 4 865 4 638 13 814
AVERAGE CALLED UP AND PAID PER YEAR 4 605
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REVITALISATION PROGRESS CLOSING DOWN OF GP HQs
AND ATR UNITS
COMDO GP HQs FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 TOTAL
a b c d e f g h
1 GROUP HQS 2 5 3 2 5 3 20
2 ATR UNITS 17 53 61 41 11 183
3 TOTALS 19 58 64 43 16 3
4 J OPS REQUIREMENT ATR PLATOONS 23 x Pls 23 x Pls 23 x Pls 10 x Pls 5 x Pls 0 x Pls
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REVITALISATION PROGRESS SA ARMY CHALLENGES

• LEGISLATION TO GUARANTEE CALL-UPS IN TIMES OTHER
  THAN WAR - DRAFTED
• ABSORBTION AND MOTIVATION OF INTAKES FROM MSDS
• JOB CREATION EX MSDS AND RES F MEMBERS
• MT LEADER GROUP DEVELOPMENT
• EMPLOYER SUPPORT

RES F TO BE 55 OF SA ARMY
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REVITALISATION PROGRESS SAAF

• PLANNED POSTS - 2012
• 9 Reserve Sqns 235
• Conv Reserves 1 231
• 1 466
• Current aircraft available 148
• Taskings 212
• Hours flown 2131
• 16 officers commissioned 2006
• 29 candidate officers selected in 2006
• Emphasis on representivity

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REVITALISATION PROGRESS SA NAVY

• RESERVE FORCE UNITS DECOMMISSIONED
• RESERVE MANAGEMENT CENTRE OPENED
• MSDS TRANSFERS TO RESERVE FORCE
• 2006 - 83
• 2007 - 198
• CURRENT STRENGTH - 997
• AVERAGE CALL-UP PER MONTH 110 MEMBERS
• PLACEMENT AGENCY OPENED

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REVITALISATION PROGRESS SAMHS

• NSF RECRUITMENT FOCUSSED ON
• RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALISTS OFFICERS
• 14 URTU MEMBERS COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING
• BATLS BARTS COURSES HELD

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DIVISIONS MAKING EXTENSIVE USE OF RESERVE FORCES

• DEFENCE LEGAL SERVICES
• CMIS (FIELD POST OFFICES)
• CHAPLAIN SERVICES
• MILITARY POLICING AGENCY
• DIRECTORATE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
• HUMAN RESOURCES

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SUPPORT STRUCTURES

• SHIELD (INTERNAL EXTERNAL AUDIENCES)
• RESKILLING AND JOB CREATION INITIATIVES

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RESERVE FORCE REVITALISATION CONCLUSION
Significant progress has been made over the past
three years in the use of and support to the
Reserve Force. The ongoing success of the
Reserve Force is dependant upon - Larger MSDS
intakes - Motivation of MSDS members - Budgets
for continuation training - Employer support