SANDF MSDS Application 2026 Now Open
Apply now for the SANDF MSDS Application and seize this opportunity. The SANDF MSDS Application 2026 Now Open is your chance to join.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) offers a Military Skills Development (MSD) program on a two-year contract. During the first year of service, recruits undergo initial military training followed by specialised functional training within their respective Services. In the second year, depending on the requirements of their specific mustering, members are deployed to various Units where they are given the opportunity to apply their knowledge, develop leadership qualities, and enhance their practical skills in a professional environment.
Requirements:
- RSA Citizen (No dual citizenship).
- 18-22 years of age (Grade 12)
- 18 – 26 years of age when reporting.
- (3 years Tertiary Qualification) Admission Point Score (APS) 18 and above, excluding Life Orientation (LO). (Maths & Physical Science will be required for specialised mustering ie. Aviation engineering etc
- Have no criminal record or pending cases.
- Comply with medical requirements. (Applicants will be subjected to drug testing, psychometric and medical evaluation.
- No Visible tattoos (when in uniform), verification through body inspection.
Attach your CV and Copies of: ID, Matric Certificate (only statement of results for 2025 will be accepted) and Tertiary Qualifications with the application form.
If you have not been contacted by 31 December 2027, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.
Hand deliver your application to the nearest recruitment centre or via post to:
Department of Defence, Human Resource Division Chief Directorate HR Management (Directorate HR Acquisition)
Private Bag X976
Pretoria
0001
Directorate Human Resource Acquisition Regional Offices
• Regional Office Free State. Army support Base Bloemfontein Recruitment Office, Pappa Brits Street, Tempe, Bloemfontein, 9300- Enquiries: 051 402 1262.
• Regional Office Western Cape. Castle of Good Hope Recruitment Office. Block C, C/O Buitenkant and Darling Street (Opposite Parade Ground), Cape Town, 8000. – Enquiries: 021 787 1023/1024.
• Regional Office Limpopo. Army Support Recruitment Office Building, 145 Gate Way Road (Next Polokwane Airport), Polokwane, 0700 – Enquiries: 015 299 3318.
• Regional Office KwaZulu-Natal. Recruitment Office, Lords Ground Military Base, 186 Old Ford Road (K.E. Masinga Road), Durban, 4000 – Enquiries: 031 451 1722/1704.
• Regional Office Eastern Cape. Army Support Base Recruitment Office, Willow Drive, Forest Hill, Port Elizabeth, 6013 OR Regional Office Eastern Cape (ASBEC) de Beer Street, Forest Hill, Gqeberha, 6001 – Enquiries: 041 505 1101/1268.
• Regional Office Northern Cape. Army Support Base Recruitment Office Kimberly, General Khan Van Der Supy Drive, Diskobolos, Kimberley, 8301 – 053 530 3204.
• Regional Office North West. Army Support Base Recruitment, C/O Grobler St (R53) and Eleazer Road, Potchefstroom, 2531 – Enquiries: 018 289 3322.
• Regional Office Gauteng. Recruitment Office, c/o 218 Visagie and Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria Central, 0001 – Enquiries: 012 339 5718/5703.
• Regional Office Mpumalanga. Army Support Base, 8 Spruit Street, Mbombela, 1201 – Enquiries: 013 756 2113/2181 OR 4 South African Battaloon, C/O Dr Beyers Naude and Boncker Street, Middleburg, Mpumalanga, 1050 – Enquiries: 013 249 3534.