 After the war he served in various posts and in 1959 became Officer Commanding North West Cape Command In 1960 he attended a Parachute Instructors course in England.He was promoted to Commandant (Lieutenant Colonel) in January 1961 and in April 1961 became the founder and first commanding officer of 1 Parachute Battalion.He was promoted to Colonel in 1964 and appointed OC of the Military College in Voortrekkerhoogte.