16 Reception Depot

16 Reception Depot was an administrative unit of the Personnel Service Corps of the South African Army.

16 Reception Depot
16 Reception Depot emblem
Country South Africa
Allegiance
Branch
TypeMobilisation Depot
Part ofSouth African Personnel Service Corps

History

Origin

16 Reception Depot was activated as the reception depot to service the then Western Cape Command.[1]

SADF era and the Bush War

The unit was used to mobilize white troops in the greater Western Cape area. This involved:

  • the registering of young white males at schools
  • the issuing of call-up papers
  • confirmation of the recruits arrival
  • the transport of these recruits to various allotted training units

SANDF era

By the early 2000s, Commands were no longer responsible for individual recruitment, making Reception Depots essentially redundant.[2]

Insignia
SADF era 16 Reception Depot insignia

References
  1. "SADF.info". sadf.info.
  2. http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/21062/Transformational%20leadership%20in%20the%20SANDF.pdf?sequence=1
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