6 Medical Battalion Group

6 Medical Battalion Group (6 Med Bn Gp)
Active1903 – Present
Country South Africa
Allegiance Republic of South Africa
BranchSouth African Military Health Service
TypeReserve Force
Size400+
Part ofSouth African Department of Defence
SAMHS Conventional Reserve
Nickname(s)6 Med
Motto(s)Optima Cura – Excellence in Care
EngagementsBoer War
World War I
World War II
Border War
WebsiteWebsite currently not available
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel M.I. Mogari
Insignia
NATO Symbol
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6 Medical Battalion Group (6 Med Bn Gp or 6 Med) is a Medical Battalion in the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS). SAMHS is the fourth Arm of Service of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).[1]

The unit forms part of the Mobile Military Health Formation of the SAMHS with the mandate to deliver comprehensive Military Medical Health Services to the SANDF during conventional operations, by combat-ready reserve force members, in a military as well as a civilian capacity.[2]

As a reserve unit, 6 Med Bn Gp has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is presently based in Kempton Park in Gauteng, South Africa.

  1. ^ "South African National Defence Force Act, Act 42 of 2002" (PDF). dod.mil.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Fact file: The Medical Battalion Group". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Fact file: The Medical Battalion Group