He also served compulsory periods of national service in the Rhodesian army.
Whether such an invasion could have been successful in the short term against the well trained Rhodesian army and air force is questionable.
Before 1979 the Rhodesian Army had not possessed any tanks.
"You didn't realize there were black officers in the Rhodesian army," Sean finished for her.
However, the Rhodesian Army remained stretched and low on manpower.
He was commissioned in the Rhodesian Army on 12 August 1977.
The Rhodesian army took the senior role in Combined Operations.
A battalion structure was overlaid on the existing Rhodesian Army.
However, increasingly aggressive actions by the Rhodesian army outside its own borders resulted in the failure of this conciliatory approach.
The Rhodesian Army fought bitterly against the black nationalist guerrillas.