Req;sandf Skill Badges

[GETSOME]

Does anyone have any pics or info on the SANDF skill badges that is awarded to SANDF personal?

[playtym]

Bronze Attack Divers Badge
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9250/diversbronze375c65czq0.png

Silver Attack Divers Badge
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5371/diverssilver375c68bkj2.png

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is the symbol of a qualified South African Special Forces Attack Diver.

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge was / is awarded to qualified Operators of the South African Special Forces who were / are members of 4 Reconnaissance Regiment / 4 Special Forces Regiment the Seaborne Special Forces Regiment who have applied to undergo, have been evaluated and accepted to undergo, and have thereafter undergone and successfully completed all practical and academic aspects of the Special Forces Attack Divers Training Course

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is comprised of a Great White shark, superimposed over a Trident, surrounded by a Rebreathing Aqualung Pipe

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is worn above the right hand side pocket on the uniform, above the name tag, and below the Special Forces Operators Badge.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is a proprietary Special Forces Badge.

It is worn solely, only and exclusively by qualified South African Special Forces Operators, who are also qualified Attack Divers.

[playtym]

Other than the proprietary Special Forces Badges worn by Qualified Special Forces Operators all qualified Special Forces Operators are also qualified Paratroopers.All qualified Special Forces Operators (with the exception of Parachuting Instructor qualified Operators who wear different Badges), will also wear one of the following two Paratrooper Badges.


Silver Paratrooper Wings
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8941/paratroopsilver375c69bgw0.jpg

These Paratrooper Wings are worn by qualified Special Forces Operators who have completed and passed the Paratrooper PT Course, completed and passed the Paratrooper PT Tests, completed and passed the Paratrooper Hangar training phase, and completed and passed the Paratrooper Basic Parachute Static-Line Training course of 12 Jumps – including Kit and Night Jumps and Tailgating, and who have thereafter completed a further 50 Non-Operational Jumps or 1 Operational Jump.


Freefall Paratrooper Wings (Also HAHO and HALO)
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/897/paratroopfreefall375c6aff6.jpg
These Paratrooper Wings are worn by qualified Special Forces Operators who once having qualified in the Paratrooper Basic Parachute Static-Line Training Course have successfully completed and passed the Special Forces Parachute Freefall Course.

The same Wings are worn by qualified Special Forces Operators who, once having qualified in the Special Forces Parachute Freefall Course, have successfully completed and passed the Special Forces High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) Course, and the Special Forces High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) Course.

The Paratrooper Badge is worn above the left hand side pocket on the uniform, above any medals or medal bars.

It is the only Proficiency Badge which may be worn on the left side of the uniform.

[oswald]

Bronze Attack Divers Badge
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Silver Attack Divers Badge
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The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is the symbol of a qualified South African Special Forces Attack Diver.

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge was / is awarded to qualified Operators of the South African Special Forces who were / are members of 4 Reconnaissance Regiment / 4 Special Forces Regiment the Seaborne Special Forces Regiment who have applied to undergo, have been evaluated and accepted to undergo, and have thereafter undergone and successfully completed all practical and academic aspects of the Special Forces Attack Divers Training Course

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is comprised of a Great White shark, superimposed over a Trident, surrounded by a Rebreathing Aqualung Pipe

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is worn above the right hand side pocket on the uniform, above the name tag, and below the Special Forces Operators Badge.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is a proprietary Special Forces Badge.

It is worn solely, only and exclusively by qualified South African Special Forces Operators, who are also qualified Attack Divers.
FAIL!


p-) quoted for posterity.

[playtym]

FAIL!


p-) quoted for posterity.


Don't you have some crabs to play with? p-)

I was trying to fix the messed up font in Word and it showed the pics as being on my HDD when I pasted it back here.

[playtym]

Silver Operators Badge - for up to 10 years continuous service
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9360/operatorssilver3c7cddffi9.jpg

Gold Operators Badge With Diamond - for more than 10 years continuous service
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4120/operatorsgold3cb17camz4.jpg
The Special Forces Operators Badge is the symbol of a qualified South African Special Forces Operator.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is awarded to persons who have applied to undergo, have been evaluated and accepted to undergo, and have thereafter undergone and successfully completed all practical and academic aspects of the Special Forces Pre Selection, Selection and Basic Operators Training Cycle (duration approximately 1 year) of the South African Special Forces, and who have thereafter qualified as South African Special Forces Operators.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is comprised of an inverted Commando Knife within a Laurel Wreath.
The Commando Knife denotes Special Forces.
The Laurel Wreath denotes Victory.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is worn above the right hand side pocket on the uniform, above the name tag, and above any other Proficiency Badge.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is a proprietary Special Forces Badge.
It is worn solely, only and exclusively by qualified South African Special Forces Operators.

Each Special Forces Operators badge has a Unique Number. Strict and detailed records are kept of each Special Forces Operators Badge, against the name of the specific Special Forces Operator to which each uniquely numbered Operators Badge was issued.

[playtym]

SA Marines Qualification Badge
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7128/abe19big3bfe6cdoj4.jpg

Explosive Ordinance Disposal
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3959/aao17abig3bdecc2hx2.jpg

Combined Operator & Sniper
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1875/aam08abig3dd1080lo8.jpg

Combined Operator & Combat Swimmer
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/1351/pnb09big3aa2393cy4.jpg

S.A Basic Paratrooper Wing
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8287/0005077wlarge3b040b2kp1.jpg

[GETSOME]

Thanks playtym ,i know about those.
Isnt the shooting badges namibian,or are they the new SANDF shooting badges?
The the old skiet balkies are gone?
I must say those are one of the best diver badges around.
Does the SANDF still have marines?
Just a matter of interest ,can civilians gain the parachuting badge?
baie dankie :)

[GETSOME]

Hey playtym there were two i remember when i was in but never knew what they were,one was a badger badge the other was a little yellow jet plane badge ,worn above your right pocket.
o you know what they were?

[playtym]

Thanks playtym ,i know about those.
Isnt the shooting badges namibian,or are they the new SANDF shooting badges?
The the old skiet balkies are gone?
I must say those are one of the best diver badges around.
Does the SANDF still have marines?
Just a matter of interest ,can civilians gain the parachuting badge?
baie dankie :)


Um, yes, I'm not sure how those shooting badges 'snuck' in there (posting at 2:30 in the morning maybe?).

AFAIK the marines were disbanded.

Civilians would be able to gain the parachuting badge as a member of the Reserve Forces, but would have to attend the course. I'm not sure about doing it on a purely civilian basis. IE: Pitch up at the base and ask to do some jumps and qualify.

[playtym]

Hey playtym there were two i remember when i was in but never knew what they were,one was a badger badge the other was a little yellow jet plane badge ,worn above your right pocket.
o you know what they were?


Possibly a tracker and a forward air controller? I'm just guessing though.

[Serbelius]

"Possibly a tracker and a forward air controller? I'm just guessing though"
Yes that is so the one is a F.A.C badge yellow in colour with a brown background and all qualified F.A.C are allowed to wear them.
As for the Badger that is the badger badge and come in three different colourings but has changed to a new badge.The old one use to be the badger in three colourings, blue for basic tracker, green for intermediate or visual tracker and red background for instructor tracker.
New badge is a footprint and in two colours green for visual tracker and red for instructor.

[GETSOME]

Theres another badge i remember which i remember,and that was the badge of a bat,any info on that one?

[GETSOME]

"Possibly a tracker and a forward air controller? I'm just guessing though"
Yes that is so the one is a F.A.C badge yellow in colour with a brown background and all qualified F.A.C are allowed to wear them.
As for the Badger that is the badger badge and come in three different colourings but has changed to a new badge.The old one use to be the badger in three colourings, blue for basic tracker, green for intermediate or visual tracker and red background for instructor tracker.
New badge is a footprint and in two colours green for visual tracker and red for instructor.
Thanks dude,the tracker badge i remember,was a shield with a foot print in it.

[GETSOME]

Does the new SANDF have any new badges ,different from the ones i remember in the 80s?

[Baboonass]

Bronze Attack Divers Badge
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9250/diversbronze375c65czq0.png

Silver Attack Divers Badge
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5371/diverssilver375c68bkj2.png

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is the symbol of a qualified South African Special Forces Attack Diver.

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge was / is awarded to qualified Operators of the South African Special Forces who were / are members of 4 Reconnaissance Regiment / 4 Special Forces Regiment the Seaborne Special Forces Regiment who have applied to undergo, have been evaluated and accepted to undergo, and have thereafter undergone and successfully completed all practical and academic aspects of the Special Forces Attack Divers Training Course

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is comprised of a Great White shark, superimposed over a Trident, surrounded by a Rebreathing Aqualung Pipe

The Special Forces Attack Divers Badge is worn above the right hand side pocket on the uniform, above the name tag, and below the Special Forces Operators Badge.

The Special Forces Operators Badge is a proprietary Special Forces Badge.

It is worn solely, only and exclusively by qualified South African Special Forces Operators, who are also qualified Attack Divers.

Cool.






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[playtym]

Theres another badge i remember which i remember,and that was the badge of a bat,any info on that one?


Junior Recce
AFAIK this was an attempt to add skills to the infantry units by having selected individuals undergo training with the Recces. The concept never caught on and was dropped after a few years. http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6541/abf05abigyc1.jpg

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7861/abf05cbiglu0.jpg


Forward Air Controller (IIRC)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8599/fwdaircontrlremb756206dif4.png

[GETSOME]

Thanks again.
Now that bat badge is a cool badge,do you have any info into what type of training they had?

[Ironsight06]

Junior Recce
AFAIK this was an attempt to add skills to the infantry units by having selected individuals undergo training with the Recces. The concept never caught on and was dropped after a few years.
There was also a bat badge from the SA Railway Police Task Force right?

[playtym]

There was also a bat badge from the SA Railway Police Task Force right?

I have no idea. I'm not too clued up on the Railway Police. IIRC correctly they were trained by GSG-9 and used a fair bit of kit of German origin. Just something I remember reading somewhere, don't know how accurate this is though.



Thanks again.
Now that bat badge is a cool badge,do you have any info into what type of training they had?

They spent about three months on the Bluff and at DukuDuku, but I don't have any specific info on the training they received.

[GETSOME]

There was also a bat badge from the SA Railway Police Task Force right?
Maybe you confused it with the railway police task force badge of the wings with an uzi in it?

[Ironsight06]

Maybe you confused it with the railway police task force badge of the wings with an uzi in it?
Yes, they had badges with uzi's, "fist or thunder" and I thought they also had the bat badges. However I am not sure anymore as the image I had in my mind looks exactly like the junior recce badges.

[D-gin]

Junior Recce
AFAIK this was an attempt to add skills to the infantry units by having selected individuals undergo training with the Recces. The concept never caught on and was dropped after a few years.

Similar to someone from say the 82nd going to Ranger school but not being assigned to the 75th?

[playtym]

Similar to someone from say the 82nd going to Ranger school but not being assigned to the 75th?


I guess, but they never did the same training, nor qualified as Recce operators. It was just to inject some better skills into the regular infantry units.

[GETSOME]

Hey Playtym ,you dont know if the SANDF has any new badges?
I know that SASOLDIER said that they are working on a heliborne badge (helicopter inside wreath),but dont know if there is any other new ones..

[GETSOME]

They spent about three months on the Bluff and at DukuDuku, but I don't have any specific info on the training they received.[/quote]


Three months ,wow,i mean ,normal infantry was nearly a year training then they still had to do another three months to be a junior recce,lot of training.

[playtym]

Hey Playtym ,you dont know if the SANDF has any new badges?
I know that SASOLDIER said that they are working on a heliborne badge (helicopter inside wreath),but dont know if there is any other new ones..


I really don't know. RSAsoldier would be the member to ask. He's with 6 SAI. They do heli assualt (fast roping and what not), so if anyone here will know I imagine it would be him.

[GETSOME]

Ok ,i know this is an old thread,but WTF.
Found this list of criteria to awarded skill badges and wearing them on your uniform.p-)
http://www.army.mil.za/aboutus/uniform/Part%202%20Chp%206/Part%202%20chp%206.htm

[GETSOME]

http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/370-668-large.jpg
Bike squad skill badge

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http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/387-689-large.jpg
New 5 year voluntary service badge,(BRVS)
http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/360-648-large.jpg
Metal version.

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http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/340-602-large.jpg
Chaplain collar insignia.

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http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/328-546-large.jpg
EVS, old badge for voluntry service.

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http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/385-686-large.jpg
PTI instructor ,new badge.
http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/336-599-large.jpg
Old PTI assistant instructor.

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http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/398-716-large.jpg
Sniper skill badge.
http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/397-714-large.jpg
Marksman skill badge.

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http://www.justdone.co.za/shop/img/p/394-704-large.jpg
New marksman skill badge-

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http://images.bidorbuy.co.za/thumbnail/827/412827-2473775023-b.gif (http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/13305139/SADF_44_PARA_PATHFINDER_ARM_FLASH.html#)
Old SADF44 para pathfinders flash badge.