A. THE SUBMISSIONS MADE TO THE COMMITTEE

B. THE PRESENTATIONS MADE TO THE COMMITTEE

C. THE RECCOMENDATIONS EMERGING FROM THE SUBMISSIONS

D. COMMON THEMES EMERGING FROM THE SUBMISSIONS.

RECOMMENDATIONS EMERGING FROM THE SUBMISSIONS TO THE COMMITTEE FORCE STRUCTURE AND FORCE LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS

1. THE NEED TO DETERMINE THE AN APPROPRIATE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE FORCE IN TERMS OF AGE PROFILE, SKILLS RETENTION AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES

2. THE IMPACT OF AIDS ON THE COMBAT READINESS OF THE SANDF - NEED FOR A SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT.

3. NEED TO EXAMINE POSSIBLE ARENAS WHERE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT AND SAVINGS CAN BE EFFECTED WITHIN THE DOD.

4. NEED FOR AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF REQUIRED FORCE LEVELS FOR BOTH THE REGULAR FORCE AND THE RESERVE FORCE.

5. THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WITHIN THE DOD THAT RECTIFIES THE PERCEIVED FALTERING PACE OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMME.

6. THE NEED TO RESTRUCTURE THE SERVICE CORPS AS PART OF AN OVERALL DEMOBILIZATION STRATEGY.

7. NEED FOR AN ADEQUATE, INTEGRATED AND WELL- RESOURCED VETERANS AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE.

8. NEED TO REVITALIZE THE RESERVES IN TERMS OF THEIR BUDGETARY. HUMAN RESOURCE AND DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

9. NEED FOR AN INDEPENDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE WITHIN THE DOD FOR DOD PERSONNEL

10. NEED TO REVISIT THE PRIMARY AFFORDED THE "PRIMARY FUNCTION" WITH REGARD TO POLICY, PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, FORCE EMPLOYMENT AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS.

11. THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE PEACE MISSIONS IN GENERAL

12. THE NEED TO INTEGRATE PEACE MISSIONS WITHIN A BROADER HUMAN SECURITY AND CIVILIAN ORBIT

13. NEED TO PROVIDE MISSION SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL FOR PEACE MISSIONS PARTICIPATION.

14. THE NEED TO INTEGRATE AND BALANCE HUMAN SECURITY WITH MILITARY SECURITY NEEDS

15. NEED FOR A NATIONAL PEACE AND STABILITY STRATEGY THAT INTEGRATES "TRADITIONAL" SECURITY AND HUMAN SECURITY NEEDS.

16. NEED TO MOVE TOWARDS A DEFENSIVE POSTURE THAT PRIORITIZES CONFIDENCE BUILDING WITHIN THE SUB- REGION ("CONFIDENCE-BUILDING DEFENCE")

17. NEED TO EXPAND EARLY WARNING AND INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY ON BOTH A NATIONAL AND CONTINENTAL LEVE

18. REQUIREMENT TO ADVANCE REGIONAL AND CONTINENTAL SECURITY REGIMES AND ARRANGEMENTS (AU, SADC, OPDS, NEPAD ETC).

19. NEED TO OPERATIONALIZE THE SADC MUTUAL DEFENCE PACT.

20. NEED TO DEEPEN THE AFRICAN UNION'S SECURITY CAPABILITIES.

21. NEED TO FORMULATE A COMPREHENSIVE "THREAT ANALYSIS" (STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT).

22. NEED FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE READINESS LEVELS OF THE AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE.

23. NEED TO EXAMINE THE CONTROL REGIME THAT GOVERNS THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND DEFENCE MATERIAL

24. POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF A LICENSING VERSUS A PERMIT SYSTEM TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON ARMS TRANSFERS

25. MERGING RXISTING ARMS EXPORT LEGISLATION AND AUTHORITIES TO REDUCE DELAYS IN THE SYSTEM (SEE WHITE PAPER ON DEFENCE RELATED INDUSTRIES)

26. POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER IN THE DEFENCE REVIEW ON DEFENCE TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS.

27. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE OWNED DEFENCE, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES UNDER A SINGLE AUTHORITY

28. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEFENCE SET RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DEFENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNLOGICAL CAPABILITIES

29. EXPANSION OF THE SET CAPABILITIES BASE THROUGH APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.

30. THE NEED TO AUDIT LAND CLAIMS AGAINST SANDG PROPERTIES AND ASSESS WHETHER LAND DISPOSAL CANNOT MORE EFFECTIVELY BENEFIT DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS

31. THE NEED TO EXAMINE THE "OFF-SET" AND COUNTER- TRADE ASSUMPTIONS UPON WHICH MUCH OF THE ARMS DEAL WAS "SOLD" TO THE PUBLIC

COMMON THEMES AND ISSUES

1. REQUIREMENT TO REVISIT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE PRIMARY AND THE SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

2. IMPORTANCE OF PLACING A GREATER EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE OF PEACE MISSIONS WITHIN GOVERNMENT POLICY IN GENERAL AND DEFENCE POLICY IN PARTICULAR.

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF INTRODUCING THE HUMAN SECURITY DIMENSION MORE PRO-ACTIVELYAND MORE POLICY-EFFECITVELY INTO THE DEFENCE POLICY PARADIGM

4. THE IMPORTANCE OF RETAINING AND DEVELOPING DEFENCE TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES.

5. THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMOBILIZATION AND RIGHT- SIZING WITHIN THE CURRENT DEFENCE COMMUNITY

6. CONSIDERING DEFENCE CONVERSION ISSUES IN MORE DETAIL - PARTICULARLY BASE CLOSURE AND LAND RESTITUTION

A GENERAL APPRECIATION FOR THE CONSULTATIVE NATURE OF THE REVIEW OF THE REVIEW AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY THEREIN!