{"id":45903,"date":"2024-08-20T14:33:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gallery-candidates-brave-ocean-tests-for-chance-to-serve-at-sa-navy-recruitment-drive-in-simons-town-20240611\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:33:49","slug":"gallery-candidates-brave-ocean-tests-for-chance-to-serve-at-sa-navy-recruitment-drive-in-simons-town-20240611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gallery-candidates-brave-ocean-tests-for-chance-to-serve-at-sa-navy-recruitment-drive-in-simons-town-20240611\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY | Candidates brave ocean tests for chance to serve at SA Navy recruitment drive in Simon\u2019s Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div class=\"pt-0.5 juice:pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full juice:h-8 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dir=\"auto\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Candidates at the SA Navy recruitment drive in Simon\u2019s Town faced ocean tests, including a 300-metre swim, to join the service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The selection process aimed to assess swimming ability and readiness for diving training, with Western Cape candidates having an advantage due to ocean testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Some candidates found the cold water challenging, while others embraced the opportunity to fulfill their dream of serving in the Navy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With grey clouds on the horizon, a crisp breeze and ocean temperatures of 14 \u00b0C, candidates across the Western Cape showed up in their droves for the SA Navy recruitment drive held in Simon\u2019s Town on Tuesday last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in true Cape Town fashion, the weather gods blessed candidates with choppy water and cold temperatures for the selection process, after a week of warm sunny beach days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dressed in shorts, candidates lined up at the SA Navy Diving School while receiving instructions for the first part of their test, which comprised a 300-metre swim in less than eight minutes, an underwater swim, a swim with weights attached to their hips and a swim with a snorkel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALSO WATCH | The Waterfront Duck, Cape Town\u2019s first amphibious bus, sets sail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commander Mojalefa Lebea, the officer in charge of the School, explained the selection process was open to candidates from age 18 to 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process also targeted university graduates up to the age of 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur job is to place them in groups and then focus on the areas to develop them, for them to be at a level where we want them to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-swimming-capabilities\">Swimming capabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection process aimed to ascertain whether the candidates could actually swim, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t do diving. The selection process takes place so that we can place them in a diving programme,\u201d explained Lebea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis process is mainly to check if they can swim. Secondly, if they can swim within the right time frame such as 300 m in eight minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/encouraging-girls-to-play-brass-20221017\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ex SA Navy director encourages girls to play brass<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questioned whether it made a difference whether candidates were tested in the ocean or a swimming pool, such as in other provinces, Lebea said Western Cape candidates were at an advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we could have all recruitment here (Simon\u2019s Town) we would, but there are people who cannot afford to travel and it would make the recruitment exclusive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose who do their selection process in the ocean are the ones who are more at an advantage because the water density between fresh water and seawater is not the same. It\u2019s easier to swim in the ocean . . . we train in a controlled environment and yes, there is a tidal current, but really it is insignificant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advantage for Western Cape candidates is that they are introduced to the environment in which they would be working, if successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9c2c2219\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cWhat we are looking for is skill and they are more advantaged doing their training here because they have already been through the conditions where training is going to happen.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The commander, who hails from Bloemfontein, joined the SA Navy in 2004 after going through the same process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was lucky to come and do the course here and then to go on to work on ships and later at the school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe best time I ever had in the defence force was around divers because divers are a special kind of people, which is why not everyone manages to enter this sphere. Today, for example, the water is terribly cold and one has to have that mental capacity, resilience and, most importantly, the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/western-cape-candidates-tough-it-out-in-most-challenging-sa-navy-diving-recruitment-20230606\" target=\"_blank\">Western Cape candidates tough it out in \u2018most challenging\u2019 SA Navy diving recruitment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His lips trembling, eyes pink and bottom lip turning a dark shade of blue, candidate Adam Abdurahman (20) from Kensington said he loved the ocean, which is why he applied to be in the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really love water and wanted to be part of the SA Navy someday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-extremely-cold\">\u2018Extremely cold\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the moment he jumped into the ocean for the first exercise, he said the water was extremely cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought I needed to get done so I could get warm again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chatting to <span><em>People\u2019s Post<\/em> <\/span>while waiting for the next part of the process, a 2,5 km run, Abdurahman said he loved to swim from the age of four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I was much younger, I thought of being in the Navy, so when this opportunity came up I thought I had to apply.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robbie Hansen (18), a sea cadet from Hermanus, said he too always wanted to be part of the SA Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on how the first jump into the ocean felt, he jested: \u201cThe Warrant Officer doesn\u2019t want us to say that it was cold, so I will say it was refreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_8cc7656f\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/1a60cad2a1b743a386a5ba88b6671523.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/47748bc936864769b4f40641b726fbe8.jpg\" title=\"During the selection process, candidates were required to do multiple tests with one requiring the use of a diving mask. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">During the selection process, candidates were required to do multiple tests with one requiring the use of a diving mask. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/3f9fd06aca8a4a789e0d2bc3c2558fbd.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33375043a287462a93826aa379b6c862.jpg\" title=\"Candidates who applied for to be in the SA Navy diving unit had to undergo multiple tests including a 300 m swim under eight minutes. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Candidates who applied for to be in the SA Navy diving unit had to undergo multiple tests including a 300 m swim under eight minutes. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/d3246456c6ee4e3f9634e3b34545a6f9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/51077d774e1944d6978ecc43f7ec8dc7.jpg\" title=\"Western Cape candidates braved cold water temperatures during the SA Navy diving recruitment drive. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Western Cape candidates braved cold water temperatures during the SA Navy diving recruitment drive. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/24a15f302c8c488cb6ac694c5d772ee9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a3a86036a49c4893a931e2ab85e0e202.jpg\" title=\"Candidates chuckled after a fellow candidate quit the moment he jumped into the ocean as it was \u201ccold\u201d.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Candidates chuckled after a fellow candidate quit the moment he jumped into the ocean as it was \u201ccold\u201d.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/7a07fbc6c28b4faa98a60ed4c5fa8a2b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6cbe5d4b77c04ca3825320d5005281e9.jpg\" title=\"Candidates given instructions during the SA Navy recruitment drive on Tuesday 4 June. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Candidates given instructions during the SA Navy recruitment drive on Tuesday 4 June. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/8069fe6824d74b0895c4f322d7bcb5b7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/500b9cf990124bd283d2d702c02ace2b.jpg\" title=\"Candidates bracing themselves for the first lap of their 300m swim. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Candidates bracing themselves for the first lap of their 300m swim. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11915\/f0e2aecf7f974ba9b13622afdcf332e8.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4e290f7c8f2343e280f4dc3ae3976051.jpg\" title=\"The SA Navy recruitment drive took place in Simon\u2019s Town from Monday 3 June to Tuesday 4 June. PHOTOS: Natasha Bezuidenhout\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The SA Navy recruitment drive took place in Simon\u2019s Town from Monday 3 June to Tuesday 4 June. PHOTOS: Natasha Bezuidenhout<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on whether the swim was tough, Hansen said swimming in the ocean was something he simply had to get used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m used to swimming in a pool, but not the ocean. So, on the first lap, I thought yes, I can do this and on the second lap I thought, wow how many laps are left?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the swim, Hansen said he thought, \u201cI want to get done now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owabo Jika (20), who travelled from Mossel Bay to be at the recruitment day, said he simply loved the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI spend most of my time in the ocean and I\u2019m a lifeguard.\u201d However, the water temperatures are different from those of Mossel Bay, he pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe water is freezing this side, and I don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-confident\">Confident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Jika said he felt confident in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI knew I was going to be fine. 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