Formation:
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Janaury 1964
Roles
The roles of DRR are:
a. To train recruits (normally for the Territorial Army) to such a standard as to enable them to assume duty as trained soldiers in the units to which they are subsequently posted.
b. To select personnel at a certain stage of their training to carry out subsequent training at DRR for the RhAMC, infantry support weapons platoons, regimental police, clerks, storemen and cooks.
c. To provide up to two rifle companies for operations when required to do so by Army HQ.
d. To hold Leader Selection Boards and select potential junior leaders for the Territorial Army.
History
8th Battallion Rhodesia Regiment - A Brief History
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