Permanent Force
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The Permanent Force was an integral part of both the South African Defence Force and the South West Africa Territorial Force which consisted of all the full-time volunteers, volunteers of Auxiliaries and national servicemen.
South Africa
The Defence Act (No. 13) of 1912 established a Union Defence Force (UDF) that included a Permanent Force (or standing army) of career soldiers, an Active Citizen Force (ACF) of temporary conscripts and volunteers as well as a Cadet organization.[1][2][3]
Commonwealth
The Permanent Force forms a part of other British Commonwealth militaries such as Australia.
References
See also
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- ↑ Library of Congress Country Studies: South Africa, Early Development of the South African Military, 1996