16 Reception Depot
16 Reception Depot emblem
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa  Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Mobilisation Depot
Part of	South African Personnel Service Corps

16 Reception Depot was an administrative unit of the Personnel Service Corps of the South African Army.

History

Origin

16 Reception Depot was activated as the reception depot to service the then Western Cape Command.^[1]

SADF era and the Bush War

The unit was used to mobilize white troops in the greater Western Cape area. This involved:

• the registering of young white males at schools
• the issuing of call-up papers
• confirmation of the recruits arrival
• the transport of these recruits to various allotted training units

SANDF era

By the early 2000s, Commands were no longer responsible for individual recruitment, making Reception Depots essentially redundant.^[2]

Insignia

Leadership