According
to the Constitution, the President, as head of the
national executive is the Commander-in-Chief of the
South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and
he is responsible to appoint the Chief of the SANDF.
The department of Defence resorts under the Minister
and Deputy Minister of Defence and their office is
called the Ministry of Defence. The Secretary of Defence,
who is a civilian director general, is the head of
the department and acts according to the Constitution,
Public Service Act of 1994 and the Public Finance
Management Act of the 1999. The total armed forces
of South Africa is around 75,000 personnel, There
is no conscription.
The Land Forces of the South African armi are composed
by 34,460 soldiers., with the structure:
- 2 Brigade HQ's
- 2 mechanised infantry battalions, 3 motorised infantry
battalions, 10 light infantry battalions, 4 artillery
regiments, 2 field engineer regiments, 1 construction
regiment, 4 Survey and Mapping Regiment, 1 Military
printing regiment,1 tactical intelligence regiment.