Renier Coetzee

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Brigadier General

Renier Johannes Coetzee

SM PS MMM
NicknamesDoibi, CoJack
Born1961 (age 64–65)
AllegianceError creating thumbnail:  South Africa
BranchFile:Flag of the South African Army.svg South African Army
Service years–2021
RankBrigadier General
Unit5 Special Forces Regiment
Commands
AwardsSouthern Cross Medal SM iPhrothiya yeSiliva PS Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal Southern Africa Medal General Service Medal (South Africa) Tshumelo Ikatelaho (General Service Medal) Unitas (Unity) Medal Mandela Commemoration Medal Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) Good Service Medal Good Service Medal Good Service MedalFile:Medalha do Pacificador.png SA Special Forces Operator's Badge Free Fall Paratrooper

Brigadier-General Renier (Cojack) Coetzee SM PS MMM was a General Officer in the South African Army from the recces.

Military career

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Gen. Coetzee served in 32 Battalion and then in the South African Special Forces, for a long time as the Chief of Staff of the South African Special Forces Brigade. He commanded 5 Special Forces Regiment (formerly 5 Reconnaissance Regiment) from 1998 to 2003,[1] and served in the Mavinga area during Operations Moduler, Packer and Hooper.[1] From mid-1987 to mid-1988, he was stationed at divisional headquarters, north-west of Mavinga in Angola.[1][2]: 194  He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2014 and was appointed as Director Doctrine and Policy.

Col. Coetzee was embroiled in a controversy about the use of body armour (bullet proof vests) by SANDF soldiers in the Central African Republic during the Battle of Bangui.[3][4] He has spoken as an expert on the utilisation of the SANDF Special Forces as a force multiplier in the SADC region.[5] GOC SA Army Training Formation until his retirement.

Awards and decorations

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Medals

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Gen Coetzee has been awarded:[6][7][8][9][10]

Proficiency and qualification badges

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Gen Coetzee qualified for the following:

SA Special Forces Operator's Badge (Qualification)
File:SANDF Qualification Special Forces Operator badge embossed.png
Black on Thatch beige, Embossed. Dagger enclosed with a laurel wreath
Free Fall Paratrooper (Qualification)
File:SANDF Qualification Paratrooper Freefall badge embossed.png
Advanced, Freefall. Black on Thatch beige. Small Black wings

Notes

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  1. ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador

References

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  7. ^ SANDF Armed Forces Day Parade, 21 February 2014 - Decoration and Medal Recipients, Battle of Bangui
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  9. ^ DefenceWeb Book Review: The Battle in Bangui: The untold inside story. By Helmoed Romer Heitman (Accessed 3 May 2015)
  10. ^ Tia Mysoa - 'The Battle in Bangui: The untold inside story' – Truth or Propaganda? (Accessed 3 May 2015)


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