Discendo Armemus (Latin) (Arm yourself through Knowledge)
Type
Military Academy
Established
1 April 1950 as South African Military College (now the South African Army College) in Thaba Tswane)
Dean
Prof M. S. Tshehla
Commandant
Brig Gen A.J. de Castro
Academic staff
80
Students
approx. 300 future officers of the four Arms of Service
Undergraduates
Military Science (B.Mil) in:
Science & Technology
Human Resource Development
Security & Africa Studies
Defence Organization & Resource Management
Postgraduates
Masters Degree in Military Science (M.Mil)
Location
Saldanha
,
Western Cape
,
South Africa
Campus
Malgaskop, overlooking Saldanha Bay
Affiliations
Stellenbosch University South African National Defence Force
Website
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/milscience/
The South African Military Academy is based on similar principles to that of the military academy system of the United States (United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy). The academy is a military unit of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) housing the Faculty of Military Science of the University of Stellenbosch. It provides officers of all the arms of service an opportunity to earn a BMil or more advanced degrees.
See Military science § University studies.
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