The Challenges of Transformation: SANDF Officers' Attitudes Towards Integration, Affirmative Action, Women in Combat and Language Usage

dc.creator	Lindy Heineken
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:07:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:07:50Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/28-2-212
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f4a26256aa0e4a7a866b2ac27ba570aa
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7869
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f4a26256aa0e4a7a866b2ac27ba570aa
dc.description	<p>Most countries expect their armed forces to be broadly representative of the populace with respect to race, ethnic composition, social class, religion and gender. The concern, particularly with respect to the officer corps as leaders of the armed forces, is that an unrepresentative defence force may pose a threat to the principle of civil supremacy over the military. The fact that some states are directly governed by military regimes drawn from the officer corps, while others actively strive to ensure that the armed forces remain subordinate to political control, indicates that the question of who joins the officer corps is of central importance to society. Where the armed forces do not represent the demographic composition of the populace, the minorities, or even majorities invariably regard such imbalances as inimical to their political power and safety (Baynam, 1990:9-10).</p> <p>In South Africa, many years of enforced discriminatory policies has resulted in a lack of racial and gender representivity within the ranks of the former South African Defence Force (SADF). Although the racial composition of the SADF had begun to change rapidly by the late eighties, the officer corps is still mainly white. Even with the integration of the predominantly black homeland and non-statutory forces into the new South African National Defence Force (SANDF) which came into being in April 1994, the majority of leadership positions do not reflect the demographic composition of society.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/212
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 28, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	The Challenges of Transformation
dc.subject	SANDF Officers' Attitudes
dc.subject	Affirmative Action
dc.subject	Women in Combat
dc.subject	Language Usage
dc.subject	South African Defence Force (SADF)
dc.subject	South African National Defence Force (SANDF)
dc.subject	demographics
dc.subject	race
dc.subject	ethnic composition
dc.subject	social class
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	The Challenges of Transformation: SANDF Officers' Attitudes Towards Integration, Affirmative Action, Women in Combat and Language Usage
dc.type	Article