RESERVE FORCE COUNCIL

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• RESERVE FORCE COUNCIL
• PRESENTATION TO JSCD
• 15 March 2005

By Col (Dr) J L Job
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• A G E N D A
• THE RFC
• CURRENT RESERVE FORCE ISSUES
• RESERVE FORCE COUNCIL PRIORITIES 2005
• 4. RECENT PROGRESS

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THE RFC - FOUNDED 1992 - ELECTED,
COLLECTIVE VOICE of S.A.
RESERVES - UNIT, AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
- CONSTITUTION APPROVED by M.O.D on 08 May
1995
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THE RFC (contd) - STATUTORY BODY i.t.o.
DEFENCE ACT 2002. - CONSULTATIVE, ADVISORY
BODY ON RESERVES TO PARLIAMENT, MOD,
SANDF - WHEN CHANGE IS CONTEMPLATED i.r.o
RESERVES, CONSULTING of RFC IS LEGALLY
OBLIGATORY.
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• CURRENT RESERVE FORCE ISSUES
• GENERAL
• - CONTINUES TO BE HOPELESSLY UNDER-
• RESOURCED. (BUDGET PRIORITIES)
• - UNTRANSFORMED RESOURCES NEEDED
• - AGEING LEADER GROUP, NO EFFECTIVE
• REJUVENATION SYSTEM

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• General (contd)
• - CLOSURE of COMMANDOS
• - RFC CRITERIA for PROPER CLOSURE
• - REAR AREA DEFENCE? NOT LAW ORDER
• - AFRIKAANS MILITARY TRADITION?
• S A ARMY
• - ACR FORCE DESIGN
• - FORCE PREPARATION
• - FORCE EMPLOYMENT

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• 3. S A NAVY
• - NEW RESERVE ORGANISATION SETTLING
• 4. S A AIRFORCE
• - NO MAJOR ISSUES
• 5. SAMHS
• - URTU HAS STARTED

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• RFC PRIORITIES 2005
• EMBED RFC INTO M.O.D. STRUCTURES
• ENSURE ADHERENCE TO CONSULTATIVE AGREEMENTS
• SANDF
• CONTINUE TO ARGUE for RESOURCES TO
• - EFFECT TRANSFORMATION
• - BUILD NEW LEADER GROUP
• - ENSURE DEPLOYMENT CAPACITY

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• PARTICIPATE IN DEFENCE REVIEW REVISIONS
• PROPER COMMANDO CLOSURES
• CONTINUE WITH HIGH IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES for
  RESERVES
• - YROW (CIOR)
• - MILITARY SKILLS COMPETITION (CIOR)
• - SHOOTING - LOCAL
• - INTERNATIONAL

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• RECENT PROGRESS
• - DEPLOYMENT of 1 COMPANY of RESERVES ON
  PEACE-
• KEEPING MISSION IN THE DRC.
• - URTU INITIATION by SAMHS ( -
  EXTEND)
• - CONSULTATIVE AGREEMENTS - RFC
  WITH SANDF
• SA ARMY (EXTEND)
• - RE-START of COMMANDO CLOSURE
  PROCESS
• CSND FOUNDED (but REMEMBER NDLC)
• - FINALISATION OF RESERVE FORCE STRATEGY