<P> On 24 August 1993 Minister of Defence Kobie Coetsee announced the end of conscription . In 1994 there would be no more call - ups for the one - year initial training . But although conscription was suspended it was not entirely abandoned . Indeed , in January 1994 for the first time there was no call - up for initial training , but at the same time conscripts who had already undergone training could be subject to `` camp '' call - ups , as they were technically subject to military law rather than civilian law . Actually `` camp '' call - ups reached record proportions over the period of the April 1994 elections , and for the first time in history the ECC called on conscripts to consider these call - ups to be different from previous call - ups . </P>
<P> On 24 August 1993 Minister of Defence Kobie Coetsee announced the end of conscription . In 1994 there would be no more call - ups for the one - year initial training . But although conscription was suspended it was not entirely abandoned . Indeed , in January 1994 for the first time there was no call - up for initial training , but at the same time conscripts who had already undergone training could be subject to `` camp '' call - ups , as they were technically subject to military law rather than civilian law . Actually `` camp '' call - ups reached record proportions over the period of the April 1994 elections , and for the first time in history the ECC called on conscripts to consider these call - ups to be different from previous call - ups . </P>
when did compulsory military service end in south africa
when did compulsory military service end in south africa
24 August 1993
24 August 1993