The sergeant major of the South African Air Force is the most senior warrant officer. The post was created in 1979. It is a singular appointment, held by only one person at any time. The sergeant major of the Air Force reports to the chief of the Air Force and is responsible for maintaining discipline.
Rank and insignia
Before 2008, all sergeant majors of the Air Force were warrant officer class 1, with appointment to the position of sergeant major. In 2008, the SANDF expanded the warrant officer ranks and the sergeant major of the Air Force now holds the rank of senior chief warrant officer.
Before 2002, the sergeant major of the Air Force had a unique rank insignia, consisting of a warrant officer class 1 insignia with the South African Air Force badge above it. Following the warrant officer rank redesign, the sergeant major of the Air Force does not have a unique rank insignia.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office 1 WO1A. C. Symonds December 1979 September 1981 2 WO1Barry Kemp 1 October 1981 January 1988 3 WO1S. G. Oberholzer February 1988 October 1990 4 WO1S. J. Mountjoy November 1990 January 1994 5 WO1Cor Nortje February 1994 February 2000 6 WO1Paul Nel March 2000 30 October 2002 7 SCWOS. J. Du Preez 1 November 2002 October 2008 8 SCWOLefu Daniel Tshabalala October 2008 November 2018 9 SCWOColin Stanton-Jones 1 December 2018 May 2022 10 SCWOMatinatima Klaas Mofomme 31 May 2022 Incumbent
See also
South African Air Force South African military ranks
References