South African Commando Beret Badges
The Commando System can draw their lineage from as far back as the 1770s as the Boers. Under South Africa it existed from 1912-2003.
The system essentially a voluntary part time militia. It was meant to be a quick response to farm attacks and terror attacks by using radios and telephones at home. Commandos did a few weekends of training as reservists and kept their kit at home. They were meant to respond to incidents with the South African Police, but the “Farmer-Commandos” were usually there first.
The Brass badges were the first issue up to 1976 and the chromed after 1976.
The Commando System can draw their lineage from as far back as the 1770s as the Boers. Under South Africa it existed from 1912-2003.
The system essentially a voluntary part time militia. It was meant to be a quick response to farm attacks and terror attacks by using radios and telephones at home. Commandos did a few weekends of training as reservists and kept their kit at home. They were meant to respond to incidents with the South African Police, but the “Farmer-Commandos” were usually there first.
The Brass badges were the first issue up to 1976 and the chromed after 1976.
The Commando System can draw their lineage from as far back as the 1770s as the Boers. Under South Africa it existed from 1912-2003.
The system essentially a voluntary part time militia. It was meant to be a quick response to farm attacks and terror attacks by using radios and telephones at home. Commandos did a few weekends of training as reservists and kept their kit at home. They were meant to respond to incidents with the South African Police, but the “Farmer-Commandos” were usually there first.
The Brass badges were the first issue up to 1976 and the chromed after 1976.