SANDF – Department of Defence – Vacancies / Careers

The Department of Defence is a department of the South African government. It oversees the South African National Defence Force, the armed forces responsible for defending South Africa.

Members of the Commission include the Chiefs of the service arms, as well as the Chief of Defence Intelligence as well as the Chief of Joint Operations.

The mission of the Department of Defence is to provide, manage, prepare and employ defence capabilities commensurate with the needs of South Africa, as regulated by the Constitution, national legislation, parliamentary and executive direction.

The Department’s strategic priorities are to: halve poverty and unemployment; ensure a more equitable distribution of the benefits of economic growth and reduce inequality; improve the national health profile and skills base and ensure universal access to basic services; improve the safety of citizens by reducing incidents of crime and corruption; and build a nation free of all forms of racism, sexism, tribalism and xenophobia.

Four armed services make up the forces of the SANDF:

• South African Army
• South African Air Force
• South African Navy
• South African Military Health Service

SANDF Application Forms for 2023 / 2024 (Download PDF)

A collection of all the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) application forms for unemployed youth who want to apply for Military Skills Development System (MSDS) programme 2023.

The application forms are for SA Navy, SA Army, SA Military Health Service and SA Air Force.

The SANDF Application Forms 2022 below:

South African Air Force: Military Training Programme 2023 / 2024  PDF /JPG

South African Army: Military Training Programme 2023 / 2024 PDF /JPG

South African Military Health Service: Training Programme 2023 / 2024 PDF /JPG

South African Navy: Military Training Programme 2023 / 2024 PDF /JPG

The closing date for the SANDF application for 2021 is the 28 February 2023.