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Namibian Air Force [1. No insignia: Warrant officer class 1: ... "Namibian Defence Force Salary". NAAdmissions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017
The main roles of the Namibian Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional; prevent violation of Namibia's territorial integrity; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.
Apart from formulating Namibia's defence policies the Ministry of Defence is the headquarters for the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). The NDF owns August 26 Group , a holding company for a number of commercial entities related to the military, among them Namibia's only arms manufacturer Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik .
Development of Namibia's army was the fastest of the three arms of service. The first units of the Army were deployed as early as 1990. The Army was formed when the two former enemies South West African Territorial Force and the People's Liberation Army of Namibia were inducted after Namibia's independence into the newly created Namibian Defence Force.
The school is the primary training unit of the force. It is partly based at the Osona Military base outside Okahandja. It is the NDF training institution that offers the six-month basic military training (BMT) to all recruits wanting a career in the Namibian Defence Force. [2] The school also conducts training for all officer cadets in the ...
Chief of Defence Force: first CDF [1] 1990–2000 LT GEN: Solomon Huwala: Chief of Defence Force: second CDF [2] 1990–2005 LT GEN: Martin Shalli: Chief of Defence Force: Third CDF [3] 1990–2011 LT GEN: Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah: Chief of Defence Force: Fourth CDF [4] 1990–2013 LT GEN: John Mutwa: Chief of Defence Force: Fifth CDF [5] 1990 ...
Junior Division. Junior Staff Course; This course is offered to junior officers and the course curriculum is set up into two terms, the first terms focuses on history and Namibian heritage, organization, the role of the Namibian Defence Force, staff duties, logistics, command and control, leadership, geo political studies, law of armed conflict [5] and Industrial visits. [6]
A Marine officer can be posted outside the Marine unit and progress up the ranks to the singular appointment of Chief of Defence Force. The highest rank an enlisted member can attain is Warrant Officer Class 1, but the highest appointment they can hold is the Namibian Defence Force Sergeant Major. Commissioned officers