2 Reconnaissance Regiment
“We Dare - Ons Waag'
2 Reconnaissance Regiment was the Citizen Force, (Territorial Army), unit of the South African Special Forces.
This
unit was established in Pretoria as 2 Reconnaissance Commando in 1974.
It’s compliment comprised Operators and personnel who had retired from
active military duty to pursue civilian careers, but who could be, and were
willing to be, called up to perform Special Forces operations when such
a need arose.
The Regiment performed extremely well in all the operations in which it took part. This was especially significant as
the Operators would be called up from their civilian occupations on
very short notice, and would have to make the transformation from a
civilian occupation in South Africa to performing Special Forces Operators
functions in a war zone thousands of kilometres away in only a few days.
In
1981, 2 Reconnaissance Commando was re-designated as 2 Reconnaissance
Regiment, and continued to carry out its Special Forces activities with
distinction until until 1992, when, as part
of the process of rationalisation and the resultant discontinuation of the
Citizen Force concept in the South African military, 2 Reconnaissance
Regiment was disbanded.
All Special Forces
Operators and Support Staff who are retired, but are willing to be called up to
assist Special Forces when required, now fall under the Special Forces Reserve,
and are dealt into the strengths of the existing Regiments as and when
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