Master at Arms of the Navy is the most senior Warrant Officer in the South African Navy (SAN). It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time. The Master at Arms of the Navy holds the rank of Senior Chief Warrant Officer
| Master at Arms of the South African Navy | |
|---|---|
 Current Rank insignia | |
since 1 February 2018 | |
| Style | Master at Arms of the Navy (Master) |
The Master at Arms of the Navy is responsible to the Chief of the Navy and is a member of his staff as well as the Navy Command Council.[1] The Master is responsible for monitoring and improvement of discipline, morale, well being of sailor and ensuring that the Navy maintains high professional standards.[1]
Rank and Insignia
editRank
editBefore 2008 all Masters at Arms SA Navy were Warrant Officer Class 1, with appointment to the position of Master at Arms SA Navy. In 2008 the SANDF expanded the Warrant Officer ranks and the Master at Arms SA Navy now holds the rank of Senior Chief Warrant Officer
Insignia
editPrior to 2008[2] the Master at Arms of the Navy had a unique rank insignia, consisting of a Warrant Officer class 1 insignia with the South African Navy badge above it.
After the Warrant Officer rank redesign the Master at Arms of the Navy does not have a unique rank insignia
Previous Master at Arms of the Navy
edit| Name | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| WO1 Fraser[3] | October 1982 | 1985 |
| WO1 Eric William (Bill) Borchers[3] | 1985 | 1991 |
| WO1 Terblanche[3] | 1991 | 1997 |
| WO1 Eric Stroud[3] | 1997 | 2001 |
| SCWO Mark Hyde[4] | 1 December 2001[5] | 30 May 2009 |
| SCWO Pragasen Moodley | 1 June 2009 | 31 Jan 2018 |
| SCWO Matee Molefe | 1 February 2018 | current[1] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Wingrin, Dean (2 February 2018). "New Master-At-Arms for the Navy". Defenceweb. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d Kemp, Neville. Neville Kemp - unpublised manuscript.
- ^ "The SA Navy Bids Farewell to Master Hyde in a Traditional Naval Manner". Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Path: /Published/PeoplesPost/2009/07/28/PQ/Texts/Adnavy-PQ.XML Creator: System Last Modified by: System Print Chanal: PeoplesPost Edition: PQ Publication Date: 20090728 Section: News Folio: Page Ref: 5 Book: Source: Methode". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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