Sergeant Major of the Air Force

The Sergeant Major of the South African Air Force is the most senior Warrant Officer in the South African Air Force. The post was created in 1979. It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time. The Sergeant Major of the Air Force reports to the Chief of the Air Force and is responsible for maintaining discipline in the Air Force.

For the RAF equivalent, see Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer.
For the USAF equivalent, see Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.
For the RAAF equivalent, see Warrant Officer of the Air Force.
Sergeant Major of the South African Air Force
Incumbent
Lefu Daniel Tshabalala
since 1 October 2008
Inaugural holderWO1 A C Symonds

Rank and Insignia

Rank
See also: South African military ranks

Before 2008 all Sergeant Majors of the Air Force were Warrant Officer Class 1, with appointment to the position of Sergeant Major of the Air Force. In 2008 the SANDF expanded the Warrant Officer ranks and the Sergeant Major of the Air Force now holds the rank of Senior Chief Warrant Officer.[1]

Insignia

Prior to 2002 the Sergeant Major of the Air Force had a unique rank insignia, consisting of a Warrant Officer class 1 insignia with the South African Air Force badge above it. Following the Warrant Officer rank redesign the Sergeant Major of the Air Force does not have a unique rank insignia

Previous Sergeant Majors of the SAAF
NameStart of termEnd of term
WO1 A C SymondsDecember 1979September 1981[2]
WO1 Barry Kemp1 October 1981January 1988[2]
WO1 S G OberholzerFebruary 1988October 1990[2]
WO1 S J MountjoyNovember 1990January 1994[2]
WO1 Cor NortjeFebruary 1994February 2000[3]
WO1 Paul NelMarch 200030 October 2002[3]
SCWO S.J. Du Preez1 November 2002October 2008[3]
SCWO Lefu Daniel TshabalalaOctober 2008[4]November 2018
SCWO Colin Stanton-Jones1 December 2018[5]incumbent

See also

References
  1. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7118:fact-file-comparative-military-and-civil-service-grades-&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159
  2. Kemp, Neville. Neville Kemp - unpublised manuscript.
  3. "SA Soldier Transformation Edition" (PDF). SA Soldier. 21 (11): 30. December 2014.
  4. Ramaboea, Lebogang. "SAAF inaugurates new SMAF". South African Air Force. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. "New commander for 515 Squadron". 12 March 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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