SA Navy looking for young divers

SOUTH AFRICANS AGED 18-24 ELIGIBLE

Selection process will include physical training and water activities.

Do you have what it takes to join the South African Navy? Then this is your opportunity as the SA Navy is embarking on a nationwide recruitment drive for divers.

You must be a South African citizens aged between 18 and 22 and matriculated with pure maths. Candidates older than 22 years, should have a tertiary qualification but be not older than 26 years.

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said in a statement divers were integral to any missions and operations of the SA Navy, and their functions include, underwater and coastal reconnaissance, search and rescue, and salvage operations. “This is not a regular SANDF recruitment drive but a specific targeted search which seeks to recruit diver candidates for the SA Navy,” SA Navy captain Prince Tshabalala said.

Candidates are required to bring swimming costumes and physical training attire (vest/Tshirt, shorts and running shoes) as they will be put through a selection process including physical training and water activities.

For water activities, they will be required to conduct a 300-metre freestyle swim, 50-metre snorkel swim, 50-metre swim with a diving mask full of water, 25-metre under-water swim and 50-metre weight-belt swim. For physical activities, candidates will be required to conduct a 2.4km run in under 13 minutes, do 40 pushups, 50 sit-ups and seven pull-ups.

The recruitment will take place at the following venues: Gauteng:

24/25 April (Hillcrest Swimming Pool, Hatfield, Pretoria). 27/28 April (Pimville Swimming Pool, Soweto).

Free State:

1/2 May (Bloemanda Swimming Pool, Bloemfontein).

Northern Cape:

4/5 May (Karen Muir Swimming Pool, Kimberley).

North West:

8/9 May (Potchefstroom Public Swimming Pool).

Limpopo:

11/12 May (Polokwane Swimming Pool).

Mpumalanga:

15/16 May (Van Riebeeck Swimming Pool, Nelspruit).

KwaZulu-Natal:

18/19 May (Kings Park Swimming Pool, Durban).

Eastern Cape:

22/23 May (Zwelitsha and Ruth Belonsky Swimming Pool Parkside, East London). 25/26 May (Newton Park Swimming Pool, Gqeberha)

Western Cape:

29/30 May (SA Navy Diving School, Cape Town). – siphom@citizen.co.za