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Issues and sources

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Discuss issues and sources concerning the respective draft article sections below. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:48, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I propose the following structure for the article as chronological order is recommended by the MOS for historical event subjects. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:27, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The 1998 Defence Review and its consequences

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  • le Roux, Len (2003). "The South African National Defence Force and its involvement in the Defence Review process". In Rocklyn Williams; Gavin Cawthra; Diane Abrahams (eds.). Ourselves to know : civil-military relations and defence transformation in Southern Africa (PDF). Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies. pp. 153–169. ISBN 9781919913254.
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  • Discuss background of the inadequate previous (1998) review, mismatch with reality and later developments such as many foreign deployments never foreseen in 1998. Problems due to "corporate silo" structure imposed by Deloitte consultants' review. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:48, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Enlistment terms and conditions based on civil service employment contracts caused large numbers of ineffective over-age lower ranks who could not be discharged. Problems due to high HIV/AIDS incidence. Difficulty getting "fresh, young, fit recruits. No up or out limited term enlistment policy. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:48, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The "Arms Deal" and it's fallout and consequences - equipment bought but inadequate operational funding. Public perceptions of the SANDF in the light of "grounded aircraft", "ships not going to sea" etc.
  • Loss of critical skills to the private sector due to low salaries and racial quota promotion policies.

Mandate and terms of reference

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Review organisation

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First consultative draft

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Public consultation process

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Event Sources "Speech by Thandi Modise". 6 August 2013.

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Second draft

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Third draft

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Final version

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Research papers

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General sources

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The specialist news site DefenceWeb.co.za has dozens, if not hundreds, of articles about the Defence Review. There are so many that the site's own search tool chokes on the result and delivers only 50 hits. Using Google delivers many more but it includes repetitions and false positives in the case of articles about other countries' reviews. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:41, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Another defence specialist website African Armed Forces also has many articles about the Defence Review and related topics. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 13:37, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A summary of the review by Helmoed Heitman, published by the ISS - http://www.issafrica.org/iss-today/a-new-plan-to-halt-the-downward-spiral-of-the-sa-defence-force The ISS has many other articles on the topic - http://www.issafrica.org/search/?query=Defence%20Review -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 13:32, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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@Nathan121212 @Gbawden There's a lot of red in the draft so far - plenty more work for Jimbo's slaves LOL! Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:02, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crack that whip! Gbawden (talk) 12:23, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Defence Review 2014?

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Is this another review or just a typo from the Government News Agency? [1]. Nathan121212 (talk) 07:01, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The government "adjusted" the title of the final edition to try to hide the fact that they've left it lying in the bottom drawer for so long. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:34, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps we should use the title "South African Defence Review 2012-2014" - what do you think? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:45, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that should work. Nathan121212 (talk) 10:04, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Meanwhile, there's still a lot of content that needs to be written... Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:56, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ProveIt not working Comment

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I use the tool ProveIt to do my referencing but its not working on this page. Any idea why? Gbawden (talk) 08:51, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Gbawden: I don't use ProveIt, but maybe it doesn't work on Draftspace articles? Nathan121212 (talk) 09:42, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination

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