May 2004, Masondo was appointed as director of corporate communication and promoted to the rank of brigadier general. He served in that post for only one month and on 1 June 2004 was appointed as personnel staff officer to the then chief of the SA National Defence Force, General Siphiwe Nyanda. On 1 March 2006, he was appointed as acting director of human resource maintenance, a post in which he was confirmed as director on 1 March 2006. On 1 December 2007, Masondo was promoted to the rank of major general and appointed as chief of army force preparation. See also List of South African military chiefs Awards and decorations References 1957 births People from Mthatha UMkhonto we Sizwe personnel Living people Chiefs of the South African Army South African Army generals South African generals