A wide variety of careers are offered in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which consists of the Regular Force, Part-time Force and the Reserves.

The operational structure of the SANDF comprises the SA Army, SA Air Force, SA Navy and the SA Medical Service.

Each of these divisions of the service has a specific task to perform.

Various staff divisions namely, the Personnel, Intelligence, Operations, Logistics and Finance divisions, provide staff-related support to each arm of the service.