 Former crest of the Military Academy | |
| Motto | Discendo Armemus (Latin) (Arm yourself through Knowledge) |
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| Type | Military Academy |
| Established | 1 April 1950 as South African Military College (now the South African Army College) in Thaba Tswane) |
| Dean | Prof M. S. Tshehla |
| Commandant | Brig Gen A.J. de Castro |
Academic staff | 80 |
| Students | approx. 300 future officers of the four Arms of Service |
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| Postgraduates | Masters Degree in Military Science (M.Mil) |
| Location | , Western Cape , |
| Campus | Malgaskop, overlooking Saldanha Bay |
| Affiliations | Stellenbosch University South African National Defence Force |
| Website | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/milscience/ |
The South African Military Academy is based on similar principles to that of the military academy system of the United States (United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy). The academy is a military unit of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) housing the Faculty of Military Science of the University of Stellenbosch. It provides officers of all the arms of service an opportunity to earn a BMil or more advanced degrees. See Military science § University studies.