Permanent Force

For the Canadian professional forces, see Permanent Active Militia.

The Permanent Force was an integral part of both the South African Defence Force and the South West Africa Territorial Force which consisted of all the full-time volunteers, volunteers of Auxiliaries and national servicemen.

South Africa

The Defence Act (No. 13) of 1912 established a Union Defence Force (UDF) that included a Permanent Force (or standing army) of career soldiers, an Active Citizen Force (ACF) of temporary conscripts and volunteers as well as a Cadet organization.^[1][2][3]

Commonwealth

The Permanent Force forms a part of other British Commonwealth militaries such as Australia.