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The '''Permanent Force''' was an integral part of both the South African Defence Force and the South West Africa Territorial Force which consisted of all the full-time volunteers, volunteers of Auxiliaries and national servicemen.
==South Africa== The Defence Act (No. 13) of 1912 established a Union Defence Force (UDF) that included a Permanent Force (or standing army) of career soldiers, an Active Citizen Force (ACF) of temporary conscripts and volunteers as well as a Cadet organization.<ref name="allexplore">{{cite web |url=http://www.allexplore.com/id780.htm |title=A Brief History of the South African Defence Force (SADF) 1912 1994. Part1 |publisher=Allexplore.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-27 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230328/http://www.allexplore.com/id780.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mongabay.com/history/south_africa/south_africa-early_development_of_the_south_african_military.html |title=South Africa-Early Development of the South African Military |publisher=Mongabay.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref><ref>Library of Congress Country Studies: South Africa, Early Development of the South African Military, 1996</ref>
==Commonwealth== The Permanent Force forms a part of other British Commonwealth militaries such as Australia.
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== See also == *Military history of South Africa
Category:Military history of South Africa Category:South African Army Category:South West Africa Territorial Force