Permanent Force
Encyclopedia
The Permanent Force was an integral part of both the South African Defence Force
and the South West Africa Territorial Force
and other British Commonwealth
militaries. It consisted of all the full time volunteers, volunteers of auxiliaries and national service
men.
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force was the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. The former Union Defence Force was renamed to the South African Defence Force in the Defence Act of 1957...
and the South West Africa Territorial Force
SWATF
The South West African Territorial Force was the forerunner of the Namibian Defence Force and was basically an extension or auxiliary of the South African Defence Force to combat the Namibian War of Independence. It was formed on 1 August 1980 from Southwest Africans serving as personnel in SADF...
and other British Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
militaries. It consisted of all the full time volunteers, volunteers of auxiliaries and national service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
men.