South Africa Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Medical Services

Military manpower: males 15-49,7,917,000; 4,770,000 fit for military service; 286,000 reach military age (18) annually; obligation for service in Citizen Force or Commandos begins at 18; volunteers for service in permanent force must be 17; national service obligation is two years; figures do not include Bophuthatswana, Transkei, and Venda

NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.