What is South African Army?
{{Infobox military unit |unit_name= South African Army |caption= |dates= 1912 – present (from law creating the Union Defence Force) |country= [[South Africa]] |allegiance= |branch= |type= [[Army]] |size= 39,445 (Active)<br>12,300 (In Reserve) |command_structure= [[South African National Defence Force]] |garrison= [[Pretoria]], [[Gauteng]] |garrison_label= Headquarters |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= [[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]<br>[[South African Border War|Border War]]<br>[[Central African Republic conflict (2012–present)|Central African Republic conflict]] |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= <!-- Commanders --> |commander1= [[Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula]] |commander1_label= Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs |commander2= Lt Gen [[Vusumuzi Masondo]] |commander2_label= Chief of the Army |commander3= Maj Gen L Rudman |commander3_label= Deputy CARMY |commander4= Senior Chief Warrant Officer Charles Laubscher<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mil.za/news/news%202012/apr_12/sa_army_medalparade_1_12.htm |title=revision date |publisher=Army.mil.za |date= |accessdate=2013-04-26 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174006/http://www.army.mil.za/news/news%202012/apr_12/sa_army_medalparade_1_12.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |commander4_label= [[Sergeant Major of the Army (South Africa)|Sergeant Major of the Army]] |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= }} The '''South African Army''' is the [[army]] of the [[South African National Defence Force]], which is the military of [[South Africa]]. The South African military traditions evolved from the frontier warfare fought by the [[Militia|commando]] forces, because the [[Afrikaner people|Afrikaners]] did not trust [[Standing army|standing armies]]. After the [[Union of South Africa]] was formed in 1910, [[General officer|General]] [[Jan Smuts]], South Africa's first Minister of Defence, placed