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Update on SANDF Reserves for Joint Standing Committee on Defence, November 2018

Presentation providing an overview of the South African National Defence Force Reserves, discussing roles, strength, deployments, and the updated Reserve Force Service System. Emphasis on business case, statistics, and challenges. Includes insights on Project KOBA-TLALA and DPLCs.

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Update on SANDF Reserves for Joint Standing Committee on Defence, November 2018

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  1. PRESENTATION TO THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE REGARDING THE SANDF RESERVES ON 07 NOVEMBER 2018 Maj Gen R.C. Andersen 07 November 2018

  2. AIM To update the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on the Status of the Reserve Force.

  3. CONTENT • Aim • Role of Defence Reserves Division • Role of the Reserves • Business case for the Reserves • Strength • Mandays • Representivity • Age profile • Deployments • Preparations for New ResF Service System • Updated Reserve Force Service System • Project KOBA-TLALA • DPLCs • Conclusion

  4. THE SANDF RESERVES • Role of Defence Reserves Division • To advise on Reserve policy and to monitor its implementation. • The Reserves are commanded by the Services.

  5. THE SANDF RESERVES • 2. Role of the Reserves – Per the Defence Review • Augment the Regulars (peace support operations, border safeguarding, support to the people including developmental agenda and proposed key point protection) • Provide a component of core defence capability • Provide expansion capability for major combat operations • Contribute to deterrence capability • Provide certain specialist and scarce skills to DOD • Enhance relationship with DOD and the public and private sectors • 3. Business case for the Reserves • Not paid when not called up. • 6,5% of the HR budget produces +-50% of Op CORONA deployments.

  6. THE SANDF RESERVES (Cont. 2) 4.

  7. THE SANDF RESERVES (Cont. 3) Reserve Force Statistics - Equity 5.

  8. THE SANDF RESERVES (Cont. 4) 6. Reserve Force Statistics - Strength per Service

  9. THE SANDF RESERVES (Cont. 5) • 7. Deployment and utilisation of ResF members/units: • Deployment duration for Op CORONA - 6 months. • Number of companies to be deployed in FY 18/19 - 14 (2100 members). • Limited number of ResF deployed externally. • Supplementing the Reg in various other fields for example guard duties, administrative duties, chefs, etc • Furthermore Res are needed, especially leader group, instructors and administrative personnel to maintain and sustain 11 000 Res in the SA Army in 67 units across South Africa, etc

  10. SANDF RESERVES (Cont.6) UPDATED RESERVE FORCE SERVICE SYSTEM • 8.Preparations for Updated ResF Service System • Implementation of Regulations for the Reserves, 2017. • Tidy up of nominal role to remove non effective members. • Review of Human Resource, Medical, Logistical & Financial policies ie; • Registering as a Veteran – Inputs to Mil Veterans Act. • Elimination of corruption in call ups – Board of Inquiry and Investigation. • Call ups now done by committee. • SA Army unit name changes. • University Reserve Training Programme (URTP ) – completion of training.

  11. SANDF RESERVES (Cont. 7) UPDATED RESERVE FORCE SERVICE SYSTEM 9. Problems with current system • Current system does not serve the MOD or members well • The SANDF Res is affected by severe budget constraints resulting in: • the lack of a feeder system– MSDS not effective. • an ageing force; • limited leader group development; • restricted continuation training and course attendance; • the lack of an effective mechanism to assist Res in obtaining civilian employment during and after Res service and ; • Limitations in deployments on borders – could provide more companies. • Reserves must be reskilled – eg construction..

  12. SANDF RESERVES (Cont. 8) UPDATED RESERVE FORCE SERVICE SYSTEM 10.Status of the updated system • Instruction issued. • Provides for direct recruitment and Basic Military Training at nodal points – separate from MSDS. • Provides for reskilling and job placement. • Covers different types of service; • The Conventional Reserve Function (Surge Capability). To enhance the capacity of the Reg F to reinforce, strengthen or to ensure that operations can be sustained to counter a threat. • The Immediate Deployable Capability (Supplementing the Reg). This requirement provides a support capacity. • “The Mzansi Home Guard” Function. This will provide for the Reserves to be embedded in the community. • The Specialist Capability. To create and administer a database and service system that enables the utilisation of a pool of accessible Res specialistsin a diverse range of disciplines.

  13. THE SAND RESERVES (Cont.9) • 11. Project KOBA-TLALA (Fighting hunger) • MOD&MV approved a concept to use of the SANDF footprint in rural areas to create viable local economies close to military basis. • Decentralised procurement – especially agricultural products and thereby supporting small-scale farmers and SMMEs • Re-skilling of Reserves eg security officers, agri related training, water purification, etc. • Pilot started in the North West Province and expanded to other provinces over the MT. • 12. DPLCs • Support of captains of industry, traditional leaders, academics etc.

  14. CONCLUSION The Updated Reserve Force Service System will ensure compliance with the Constitution and the Defence Review, overcome difficulties in current system and that the decline is arrested, if funded.

  15. Discussion 15

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