Motto | Discendo Armemus (Latin) (Arm yourself through Knowledge) |
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Type | Military Academy |
Established | 1 April 1950 as South African Military College (now the South African Army College) in Thaba Tswane) |
Dean | Prof M. S. Tshehla |
Commandant | Brig Gen A.J. de Castro |
Academic staff | 80 |
Students | approx. 300 future officers of the four Arms of Service |
Undergraduates |
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Postgraduates | Masters Degree in Military Science (M.Mil) |
Location | , Western Cape , |
Campus | Malgaskop, overlooking Saldanha Bay |
Affiliations | Stellenbosch University South African National Defence Force |
Website | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/milscience/ |
The South African Military Academy is based on similar principles to that of the military academy system of the United States (United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy). The academy is a military unit of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) housing the Faculty of Military Science of the University of Stellenbosch. It provides officers of all the arms of service an opportunity to earn a BMil or more advanced degrees. See Military science § University studies.
The academy was established on 1 April 1950 under the auspices of the University of Pretoria and the South African Military College [1] (now the South African Army College) in Voortrekkerhoogte (now Thaba Tswane), with the goal of elevating students to a BA (Mil) or BSc (Mil) degree to meet the intellectual challenges of modern war. [1]
In 1954 the newly elected National Party Minister of Defence, Frans Erasmus, wanting to establish the military academy as a separate, independent, all-service institution decided to relocate the academy to Saldanha, his political constituency. [2] : 21 In Pretoria it had catered for army and air force students only. The military academy was organisationally divorced from the South African Army College on 1 February 1956. Its headquarters temporarily shifted to Stellenbosch, while suitable accommodation was built at Saldanha starting in 1956. [2] : 21 The headquarters of the military academy moved to Saldanha in December 1957 and in February 1958 the first students, second and third-years, reported at Saldanha. [1] [2] : 21 It became the Faculty of Military Science of the University of Stellenbosch in 1961, who now awarded a B Mil degree to successful students. [1] [2] : 21
The South African Defence Force's increasing involvement in the Border War from the mid-1970s produced an increased demand for junior officers, with the result that the Defence Force decided that junior officers should be "task qualified" within their respective services before becoming eligible for admission to the military academy. [1] The degree course at the military academy was thus excluded from the development cycle of junior officers from 1976; admittance to the academy then became an option for those who wished to obtain a university degree. [1]
There are 48 members of the Faculty of Military Science who form an integrated group of military and civilian lecturers. Brig Gen A.J. De Castro is the commandant of the military academy, and the dean of the faculty is Samuel Tshehla. [3]
It is situated on the West Coast in the town of Saldanha, set against the scenic slopes of Malgaskop, overlooking Saldanha Bay. [2] : 20
A three-year bachelor's degree in military science (B. Mil) is awarded to students upon graduation in December. The B. Mil is the generic title for the degree which may be undertaken in two different fields, these being natural science (equivalent to Bsc) and social sciences (equivalent to BA). Traditionally, natural science has been considered the premiere degree due to its highly quantitative nature of its course contents (i.e. mathematics, physics). After graduation, they rejoin their arm of service to serve as officers. Postgraduate qualifications at master's and doctoral level are also offered. After the launch of the PhD programme at the Faculty Military Science, two of the first graduates of this programme were Dr Evert Kleyhans and Capt (SAN) Dr A.P. Putter - both graduating with PhDs in Military Science (December 2018). Both Dr Kleynhans (specializing in Military History) and Capt (SAN) Dr Dries Putter (specializing in Counterintelligence) are now lecturers at the FMS.
About 300 men and women represent the four arms of service.
Until 1967 the dean of the faculty also served as commanding officer of the academy. In 1967 these roles were split, allowing a professional lecturer to act as dean and a military officer to act as commanding officer. [4] : 341
Number | Start of term | End of term | Name | Branch |
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1st | 1 January 1956 [4] : 169 | 1967 | Col Pieter J.G. "Vlakkies" de Vos [5] : 194 [4] : 165 | South African Army |
2nd | 1968 | 11 December 1971 [4] : 328 | Brig Magnus Malan SM [6] : 77 [4] : 343 | South African Army |
3rd | 11 December 1971 [4] : 328 | Jan 1974 | Brig Johan D. Potgieter [4] : 343 SM | South African Army |
4th | 1974 | 21 January 1977 [4] : 412 | Brig J.P.B. van Loggerenberg [4] : 337 SM [7] [4] : 349 | South African Air Force |
5th | 21 January 1977 | 1980 | Brig Alex Potgieter [4] : 416 | South African Army |
6th | 24 January 1980 [4] : 416 | 25 January 1983 | Brig F. Shylock Mulder [4] : 439 & 403 SM | South African Army |
7th | 25 January 1983 [4] : 465 | 19 January 1987 [4] : 416 | Brig S. Willie J. Kotze [4] : 453 | South African Army |
8th | 19 January 1987 | 29 January 1990 | Cdre Robert Simpson-Anderson SD SM MMM | South African Navy |
9th | 29 January 1990 [4] : 416 | – | Brig Fred E. Du Toit [4] : 495 | South African Air Force |
13th | – | 1996 | Brig Pieter O. Verbeek [8] : 189 (Footnote 30) & 204 SM MMM | South African Army |
14th | 1996 | 1999 | Rear Adm (JG) Pieter Potgieter [8] : 204 [4] : ix SM MMM | South African Navy |
15th | 2000 | 2003 | Brig Gen L. Solly Mollo [9] [8] : 321 : 244 MMS MMM | South African Army |
16th | Jan 2004 | 2006 | Brig Gen Tawana Z. Manyama [8] : 319 | South African Air Force |
17th | 2006 | 2009 | Rear Adm (JG) Derek Christian MMM | South African Navy |
18th | 2009 | 2011 | Brig Gen Lindile Yam CLS MMS | South African Army |
19th | 2011 | date | Brig Gen Lawrence Mbatha | South African Army |
20th | 2017 | 2021 | Brig Gen G B Pharo | South African Army |
21st | 2021 | date | Brig Gen A J de Castro | South African Air Force [10] |
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Citation for awards over period 1957-2008 [11]
Citation for awards over period 1957-2005 [11]
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