Regiment Northern Transvaal

Regiment Northern Transvaal
Active	January 1964 to present
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa  Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Mechanised infantry
Size	One battalion
Part of	South African Infantry Corps Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Pretoria, Gauteng
Motto(s)	Ons sal (We shall)
Insignia
Company level Insignia
SA Mechanised Infantry beret bar c. 1992	SA mechanised infantry beret bar c. 1992

Regiment Northern Transvaal is a reserve mechanised infantry unit of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

History

Regiment Northern Transvaal was a reserve unit formed in 1963 and came into service in January 1964.^[1]

In 1969, the regiment was split into two battalions 1RNT and 2 RNT, the former being an armoured unit.^[1] In those days 1RNT was part of 16 Armoured Brigade and later 81 Armoured Brigade.

In 1975, the regiment became a reserve mechanised infantry unit and took part in the South African Border War in Namibia and at home in counter insurgency operations.^[1] The RNT stayed involved in that conflict to the end, taking part in Operations Moduler, Hooper and Packer in 1987-8.

Insignia

Previous Dress Insignia

Regiment Northern Transvaal beret badge  Regiment Northern Transvaal shoulder patch  Regiment Northern Transvaal Nutria shoulder flash with 8 Div Command Bar  Regiment Northern Transvaal with 81 Mechanised Brigade Command Bar  SADF Mechanised Infantry Proficiency Badge

Current Dress Insignia

SANDF Infantry wide shoulder flash

References

1. "Fact file: Regiment Northern Transvaal". defenceWeb. Retrieved 5 July 2014.