2026 Intake: Application for Military Skills Development System (MSDS)
The South African Defence Force, through its Military Skills Development System (MSDS), is offering young South African citizens an opportunity to serve in uniform on a two-year contract.
The Recruits will receive military training and further functional training in their first year of service.
During the second year of service, depending on the duration of the functional orientation, they will be deployed where needed and given opportunity to apply their knowledge and develop their skills.
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