PROGRESS REPORT ON THE REVITALISATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL RESERVES

13 SEPTEMBER 2005

AIM
To update the Portfolio Committee on Defence on progress being made in revitalising and transforming the Conventional Reserves and to respond to issues raised during the previous briefing in March 2005.

Content

Introduction

Lt. Gen. T.T Matanzima

Key issues arising from March 05 briefing

 

Corporate issues

Maj Gen R.C Andersen

Strategy
Budget
Legal Framework

 

SA Army

Maj Gen K. Mokoape/Brig Gen G. Kamffer

Current status

Leader group development

Feeder systems

Deployments

 

SAMHS

Col (Dr) G. Hide

University Reserve Training Unit

(URTU)

 

Council for the Support of National Defence (CSND)

Col. T. Sexwale

Progress and challenges

 

Reserve Force Council (RFC

Brig Gen J. Del Monte

Role of the Res F in Peacekeeping Operations

Defence Review

Inter-allied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Experience

 

Conclusion

Lt Gen T.T. Matanzima


SANDF CONVENTIONAL RESERVES KEY ISSUES ARISING FROM BRIEFING IN MARCH 2005


STATUS OF THE CONVENTIONAL RESERVES IN THE SANDF


Conventional reserves strategy implementation

Conventional Reserves consolidated budget 05/06

Service

05/06
R000

05/06
R000

% Change
ITEM 10

SA Army

     

ACR

26 044

39 298

38

ATR

159 313

160 475

1

SUB-TOTAL

185 357

199 773

6

 

SAAF

20 500

20 280

-5

SA NAVY

10 268

7 557

-24

SAMHS

10 688

10 995

3

CMIS

3 836

4 300

12

MPA

541

125

-76

LOG FMN

2 908

5 261

72

       

TOTAL

234 098

248 291

5



LEGAL BACKING FOR RESERVES


OTHER DEVELOPMENTS- CONVENTIONAL RESERVES


Priorities- conventional reserves


PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE ON THE REJUVENATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ARMY CONVENTIONAL RESERVES

MAJ GEN KEITH MOKOAPE

(Chief Director Army Reserve)

13 SEPTEMBER 2005

AIM OF THE PRESENTATION: TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF THE PROGRESS THE SA ARMY HAS MADE TOWARD A REJUVENATED DEPLOYABLE RESERVE FORCE

SCOPE


Background project phoenix

Aim

Phases in the army


CURRENT STATUS

Army conventional reserve strength: 2005

Service no

Type

No of units

Total members

%
A/C/I

1

Inf Fmn: Mechanised Regt’s

6

2148

76,0

2

Inf Fmn: Motorised Regt’s

8

1966

72,0

3

Inf Fmn: Light Regt’s

13

1882

75,4

4

SA Army Artillery Formation

7

660

36,1

5

SA Armour Formation

7

1437

45,3

6

SA Army Engineer Formation

4

624

60,4

7

SA Army Air Defence Art Fmn

5

385

65,9

8

2 Para Bn 3 Para Bn

2

249

24.0

Total

52

9351

64,6


ARMY CONVENTIONAL RESERVE
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

ACR Utilisation model

 

Program

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

 

a

b

c

d

E

1

Actions

Recruitment
Basic TRG
Corps TRG

Force TRG
Mission TRG
Deployment

Continuation TRG

Continuation TRG

2

Days/ Months

2 weeks
10 Weeks
10 weeks
5,5 months

4 weeks
4 weeks
30 weeks
9,5 months

4 weeks


1 month

4 weeks


1 month

3

Advantages to utilise RES F members

No pension
no other allowances
Reduced item 10

Limited medical implications
No pension
No other allowances
Reduced Item 10

No pension
no other allowances
Reduced item 10

Limited medical implications
No pension
Reduced Item 10

   

Training

Deploy

Training

Training

Total ACR utilisation over 4 years: 17 months




FEEDER SYSTEMS FOR THE ARMY CONVENTIONAL RESERVE- ALL FORMATIONS

 

FY 05/06

FY 06/07

FY 07/08

FY 08/09

JNR LEADERS
RTS/MSDS

60

120

180

180

RECRUIT

868

150

600

300

MSDS

0

0

250

500

ATR

1000

750

500

 

TOTAL

1868

900

1350

800

TOTAL ACR

9351

10251

11601

12401


ACR members: 17-29 years

Ser no

Rank

Total 17-29

Total in rank

%

1

LT

49

340

12%

2

2LT

32

87

31%

3

SGT

28

571

5%

4

CPL

111

748

13%

5

LCPL

158

722

19%

6

PTE

3053

6883

48%

         
 

Total

3431

9351

37%


ACR JUNIOR LEADER TRAINING



ACR: Leader group available for external deployments in the INF FMN: FY06/07

Leader group

Number

Remarks

COY CMDR

5

 

COY 2IC

10

 

PL CMDR

25

An additional 57 members will be available at the end of 20005 (30 MSDS+ 27 INF School = 57)

COY SM

4

 

PL SGT

39

 

SEC CMDR

86

An additional 45 members will be available at the end of 2005 (30 MSDS+ 15 INF school + 45)

Leader group available for 4x COYS for FY2006/2007
Senior leaders predominantly white- COY CMDR, COY 2IC, COY SM


CURRENT AND FUTURE DEPLOYMENTS

DEFENCE UPDATE 2005: PRINCIPLES

Deployment of reserve Force Company in the DRC


ARMY CONVENTIONAL RESERVE FORCE: EXTERNAL DEPLOYMENTS

ACR members available for external deployments as from 1 January 2006 in the Infantry Formation

Basic Training

Corps Training

2003

2004

2005

Total

2003

2004

2005

Total

161

576

851

1588

168

592

868

1628

Company of 140 currently deployed externally included in totals.

Company to be deployed in October 2005 also included in totals

Members available (not sub-units) for external deployment as from 1 January 06: 1348


ARC MIGRATION PATH

   

FY05/06

FY06/07

FY07/08

FY08/09

FY09/10

   

a

b

c

d

e

1

Infantry formation

2x MOT RIFLE COYS

4x MOT RIFLE COYS

4x MOT RIFLE COYS

1x MOT BN

1x MOT BN

2

Engineer formation

   

1x FD ENGR TP

1x FD ENGR TP

1x FD ENGR TP

3

Other FMNS+ support requirement (IE: TSC/signal

LEADER GROUP TRG: SUPPORT ALL RANKS

LEADER GROUP TRG: SUPPORT ALL RANKS

LEADER GROUP TRG: SUPPORT ALL RANKS

LEADER GROUP TRG: SUPPORT ALL RANKS

LEADER GROUP TRG: SUPPORT ALL RANKS

 


Project Phoenix: Objective achievement
Period: June 2002 to June 2005

Staffing

Representivity up from 47,4% to 64,6%
CD AR, BRIG GENS, SSO’s (also former ex-NSF’s)
1000 ATR members transferred to the ACR

Recruitment

Recruitment and staffing of 83 ex- REG F members
Increased ACR strength from 8076 to 9351

Training

Basic and Corps training to 1629 members at nodal points
JL’s- 60 RES F members included in MSDS training
2x MOT INF Rifle COYS- External deployments

Budget

RM10 additional (Force Prep) Deployed COY
Total ACR spending in FY04/05: RM37,5

Intervention: PCD and CARMY- SANDF RESF strategy fully implemented. RESF no longer a strategic issue.

   


Integration of project Phoenix into the SMP process of the SA Army
PMG NOTE- Table not included


REPORT ON THE PILOT PHASE JUNE-JULY 2005

Pilot phase officer cadet selection


The URTU going forward

Critical success factors


Conclusion