South African Army corps and branches
The South African Army is divided into functional branches, known as corps. Most consist of units, but some, such as the SA Staff Corps, consist only of personnel who are assigned to headquarters and units. The following is a list of corps established since 1912.
The SA Defence Act Amendment Act, No. 22 of 1922 re-organised the Permanent Force. From 1 February 1923 the Permanent Force consisted of:
- the SA Staff Corps,
- SA Instructional Corps,
- SA Naval Service,
- SA Field Artillery,
- 1st Regiment,
- SA Permanent Garrison Artillery,
- South African Engineer Corps,
- South African Air Force,
- SA Service Corps,
- SA Medical Corps,
- SA Ordnance Corps,
- SA Veterinary Corps
- SA Administrative, Pay and Clerical Corps.
Currently active corps
Staff
- '''SA Staff Corps'''
Artillery
South African Artillery- '''SA Anti-Aircraft'''
Infantry
- '''SA Infantry Corps'''
Armour
South African Armoured Corps – ''included infantry until 1954''Engineers
Signals
South African Corps of Signals (formed 1923)Administration and Logistics
Personnel Services Corps (formed 1975)Ordnance Services Corps Technical Services Corps SA Caterers Corps SA Ammunition Corps- '''Corps of Professional Officers'''
Military Police
- '''SA Corps of Military Police'''
Intelligence
- '''SA Army Intelligence Corps'''
Staff
Staff
- Permanent Force Staff
- SA Staff Corps
- SA Instructional Corps – ''incorporated into SA Infantry Corps''
Combat Services
Artillery
- Field Artillery Branch – incorporated into SAA
- SA Field Artillery
- SA Heavy Artillery
- SA Field Artillery - incorporated into SA Artillery
- SA Permanent Garrison Artillery – incorporated into SAA
- SA Garrison Artillery – incorporated into SAA
- South African Artillery
- '''SA Anti-Aircraft'''
Mounted Rifles
- SA Mounted Rifles
- Mounted Rifles Branch – ''incorporated into infantry''
Dismounted Rifles
- Dismounted Rifles Branch
Infantry
- Infantry Branch – incorporated into SA Armoured Corps
- '''SA Infantry Corps'''
Armour
- SA Tank Corps
- South African Armoured Corps – ''included infantry until 1954''
Combat Support
Engineers
Signals
- Communication Branch
- SA Field Post and Telegraph Corps
- South African Corps of Signals
- South African Army Signal Formation
- SA Military Pigeon Service
Supporting Services
Administration and Logistics
- SA Service Corps – incorporated into 'Q' Services Corps
- SA Ordnance Corps – incorporated into 'Q' Services Corps
- SA Corps of Mechanics - incorporated into 'Q' Services Corps
- 'Q' Services Corps – later Administrative Services Corps
- Administrative Services Corps
- Army Postal Service
- Personnel Services Corps Ordnance Services Corps
- Technical Services Corps
- SA Caterers Corps
- SA Ammunition Corps
- '''Corps of Professional Officers'''
Medical
- SA Medical Corps – incorporated into SA Medical Service
- SA Veterinary Corps – incorporated into SAMC
- SA Military Nursing Service
- SA Military Nursing Corps – ''incorporated into SAMS''
Financial
- SA Administrative, Pay & Clerical Corps – incorporated into QSC
- SA Pay Corps
- Finance Services Corps
- '''Finance Services Corps'''
Military Police
- '''SA Corps of Military Police'''
Intelligence
- SA Intelligence Corps
- '''SA Army Intelligence Corps'''
Chaplains
- SA Corps of Chaplains – ''incorporated into SA Chaplains Service''
Science
- SA Corps of Scientists
Women's Services
- Women's Auxiliary Army Service
- Women's Auxiliary Military Police Corps
- Women's Defence Corps
- Civil Defence Corps
- SA Army Women's Corps
Special Services
- '''Special Service Corps'''
Music
- '''SA Corps of Bandsmen'''
"Non-European" Services
- South African Native Labour Corps
- Cape Corps
- Indian Service Corps
- Native Military Corps
- SA Cape Corps
- SA Supporting Services Corps
- SA Indian Corps
Commandos
- Defence Rifle Associations
- Rifle Commandos
- Commandos