Tag: MSD
No SANDF recruitment currently underway
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has denounced a false recruitment advert circulating on social media and cautioned the public that there is...
Military Ombud to the rescue for MSD volunteers
What can only be termed a complete disregard for set down conditions of service for volunteers who make it through the selection process for...
MSD now on hold until 2024
Don’t bother applying for next year’s military skills development (MSD) intake - it’s not going to happen.
That’s the gist of a message from the...
No MSD intake for 2021
The ongoing havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the associated national state of disaster has reached as far as the SA National Defence...
Cuban automated shooting training for MSD volunteers
Cuban involvement in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is increasing with officers from the Caribbean island’s military imparting their musketry skills to Infantry...
COVID-19 set to delay 2021 MSD intake
Another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa is the recruitment and selection processes of the national defence force.
The South African National Defence...
Less than 1.5% of MSD volunteers accepted for training
Yet another snapshot of the sorry South African unemployment situation - and the continuously declining defence budget - can be gleaned from figures tabled...
MSD “graduation” at Infantry School
Last week was “graduation” for 889 military skills development (MSD) volunteers on successful completion of basic military training (BMT) at the SA Army Infantry...
Applications for 2021 MSD intake open
The first phase of the 2021 intake of Military Skills Development (MSD) volunteers started at the weekend with application forms carried in an Afrikaans...
MSD volunteers add just over a thousand to SANDF personnel numbers
Another indication of just how difficult it is to find employment in South Africa comes from the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) which this...
National defence force HR colonel cashiered and will serve jail time...
SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke’s oft-stated commitment to rooting out corruption and fraud in the military was given a shot...
Navy reveals MSD numbers for 2019
This year's intake of military skills development (MSD) personnel commenced last week with only one service - the SA Navy - to date indicating...
Navy Chief reminds new sailors to be disciplined
The South African Navy has graduated its latest batch of 146 Military Skills Development System sailors after 22 weeks of Basic Military...
Mapisa-Nqakula presides over passing out parade of MSD recruits
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, presided over a passing out parade of Military Skills Development (MSD) recruits at the...
Novel Navy method to introduce young people to the maritime service
Each year the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) advertises it military skills development (MSD) programme and each year the force's human resources...
Stay of execution on SANDF warrants of arrest
Warrants of arrest for the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief, the Chief of the SA Air Force (SAAF) and the Defence...
SAS Saldanha MSD passing out parade
What the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) terms "part of rejuvenating its capabilities" is on display at SAS Saldanha today where 491...