SAPS MUST NOT BECOME DUMPING GROUND FOR SANDF: DA
The police service must not become a dumping ground for SANDF members who have passed their sell-by date, the Democratic Alliance's Roy Jankielsohn said on Sunday.
The first 55 members of the SANDF had passed their three-month bridging training for the SAPS in Pretoria. It was expected that a further 3600 would be trained soon.
"This is part of the SANDF's plan to downsize and rejuvenate the force," Jankielsohn said.
"Unfortunately it is the SAPS that is inheriting the problem of aging personnel from the SANDF. The SANDF is hopingto save money on severance packages by transferring members to the SAPS. The transferred members also keep their ranks.
"The already top-heavy SAPS requires young recruits to rejuvenate itself not old soldiers."
Furthermore the SANDF troops brought with them an ingrained military culture which was not the same as, or good for a police force.
"While the SANDF will benefit greatly from this transfer, it will not assist the SAPS in the long run since they will have to pay for the ranks and will have to deal with pensions and health problems that accompany the aging SANDF troops," said Jankielsohn.
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11 Juillet 2004 à 17:01 dans
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