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Duration / Position: |
I was
employed by the former South African
Police from 5 June 1985 until 5 February 1990. I served most of the time
with the Radio Technical Branch as
Radio Technician. The employment
served as an exemption to compulsory Military Conscription. |
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Main Activities: |
I performed
general Charge Office and patrol duty in the Pretoria West Police Station’s
region, prior to subjecting to the basic College training in July 1985.
Duties included attending to community complaints and filing road accident
reports. After
finishing the basic Police training at the Pretoria West Training College, I
was sent for 2 months to participate in Riot Control activities in the
Western Cape area. I was
selected to join the Radio Technical Branch (the division in the Police that
is responsible for maintaining radio communications facilities) in 1986. I
mainly performed the installation, repair and maintenance of portable, mobile
and fixed two-way radio equipment and –installations during my junior years,
which included several field trips to the rural areas. After passing
the Trade Test in 1988, I was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. I was
appointed the role of Workshop Foreman of the electronic repair workshop in
Pretoria during which I performed the supervision and quality control of
component-level servicing and repair in the workshop. I was also responsible
for coaching junior technicians during on-the-job training. |
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Initiatives: |
Volunteered
to perform Border Duty in 1987 and 1989 for 3 months at a time, where I had
the sole responsibility for maintaining and supporting the entire radio
communications network covering approximately 500km of the North Western RSA
border. I managed to
prepare for (without coaching), and successfully pass the Trade Test as Radio
Technician at the Trade Test Centre, Olifantsfontein. I managed to
complete my N6 diploma studies part-time during 1989. |
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Training: |
Basic Police
training, including practical Crowd Control training at Verdrag premises in
the Bushveld. Digital
Principles Radio
product training courses:
I was
officially sent to attend the N5 curriculum at the Pretoria West Technical
College during late 1988, which I have passed with distinction and achieved
the status of Best N5 Student in the RSA for that period. |
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Reason for leaving: |
I resigned
with the rank of Sergeant to pursue full time undergraduate engineering
studies at the University of Pretoria. |