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S A S O L D I E RVALENTINE'S DAYOn 14 February 2011 Personnel ServiceSchool members enjoyed a Valentine'sDay Tea at their unit in Thaba Tshwane.For a minimal amount members wereinvited to wear civilian clothes for theday, and the colour scheme was redand white.Staff and course members wereinvited to enter as teams. Each teamdecorated its own table, and was challengedto be original and creative. Nineteams entered for the competition. LtCol Clarissa Neethling (HospitalityService JSB Thaba Tshwane) and membersof Ukweza Hospitality Companyacted as the judges.letters to the editorValentine's Day Tea at Personnel ServiceSchool.The MilitarySkills DevelopmentSystem memberscurrently busy withthe Senior PersonnelClerk Course alsoreceived a cold drinkwith a chocolateduring tea. Membersof the LingcingaEntertainmentGroup providedentertainment.Lt Col S.J. Olivier,2IB PersonnelService SchoolSA ARMY COMBAT RIFLE SHOOTING EVALUATIONThe SA Army Combat Rifle ShootingEvaluation was presented at the DeBrug Shooting Range near Bloemfonteinfrom 28 February to 5 March 2011.This type of event is held annuallyand different African countries take partin the shooting exercises. Altogether 354shottists of 46 SA Army Regular unitsand 376 shottists of 37 SA Army Reserveunits, including five international teamsfrom Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana,Zambia and Kenya participated.1 SA Infantry Battalion (1 SAI Bn),under the command of Lt Col M.P.Mofokeng, hosted the event. 1 SAI Bnplayed an important role by making thisevent a remarkable success and also succeededin upgrading the image of theSA Army. It was the first time in the historyof this battalion that it had beengiven the opportunity to host an internationalevent of such magnitude.The exercise began with massive firing.Fitness, safety and firing skillsplayed an important part as the participantsfired and moved from the 400 mmark to the 100 m mark. They ran fromthe 400 m to the 300 m mark, fired threeshots in prone position, got up and ranto the 200 m mark and fired four shotsin a kneeling position. Lastly they ran tothe 100 m mark and fired the last fourshots in a standing position.The exercise was conducted in threephases. In Phase 1 all the participants,with the exception of the participants ofthe Reserves, were evaluated in all firingpositions: prone, kneeling and standing,from the 100 m mark to the 300 m mark.Phase 2 on 3 March 2011 was the evaluationof members of the Reserves. InPhase 3 the top ten participants of theRegular and Reserve units participated ina competition against the five internationalteams.1 SAI Bn would like to give sinceregratitude to all the organisers, supportersand participants in the event. To ColVan Zanten, Col Brand, Warrant OfficerDu Toit and other Infantry Formationstaff, you are our heroes and made usproud of your organisation of such ahuge and successful event.Cpl Molehe Tshitlho, 1 SAI BnMembers of the SA Army competing in the combat rifle shooting,kneeling at the 200 m mark.Visiting (SADC) international shottists being presented with medallionsby Maj Gen Keith Mokoape, Chief Director SA Army Reserve.Fltr: Maj Gen Mokoape, representatives of the Kenyan Army, theNamibian Army, the Botswana Army, Zambian Army and theZimbabwean Army.8• J U N E 2 0 1 1