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The SA Army was formed in 1912 as the Union Defence Force. It was given its present name in 1951. The rank system is derived from that of the British Army. The ranks of General Officers changed in September 2003 when the rank previously called Brigadier became known as Brigadier General. [9] [10]
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In 2002 the Air Force rank insignia were changed from one which was shared with the Army to a new pattern based on stripes. The Air Force stated that this was "in order to bring it more in line with international forms of rank ". [ 94 ]
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The South African Army is divided into functional branches, known as corps. Most consist of units, but some, such as the SA Staff Corps, consist only of personnel who are assigned to headquarters and units. The following is a list of corps established since 1912. The SA Defence Act Amendment Act, No. 22 of 1922 re-organised the Permanent Force.
South Africa: A Country Study. U.S. Department of the Army Pamphlet. Vol. 550–93. (also possibly is a 1971 edition) Siegfried, Stander (1985). Like the Wind, The Story of the SA Army. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber. Volker, W. Victor (2010). Army signals in South Africa: the story of the South African Corps of Signals and its antecedents ...