APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Please complete all of the following before forwarding your application to your Corps Officer

Ø Complete all relevant sections of the application form

Ø Attach a passport photo in the space provided (in uniform)

Ø Attach copy of certified I.D.

Ø Attach a copy of the residency permit (if applicable)

Ø Attach Curriculum Vitae

Ø Attach the Police clearance certificate and Sexual offenders register clearance (if sending your application electronically, you will need to post the aforementioned certificate)

Ø Attach a copy of signed ‘Articles of War’

Ø Complete all medical forms

Ø Write and attach Spiritual Journey

NB:   If  completing  this  form  electronically,  please  enter  all  relevant  information  into  the  tables.    Where  there  are  boxes  to  check,  either  insert  a  tick*,  shade  the  appropriate  box  or  print  the  document  when  it’s  completed  and  tick  the  boxes  by  hand.    The  completed  form  needs  to  be  printed  out,  signed  in  the  relevant  sections  and  then  given  to  your  Corps  Officer  with  the  other  supporting  documentation.      *  (√)  

 

Passport photo in uniform please

FOR THQ USE ONLY

Date: ________________ Decision: ___________________ ________________________________________________________ Signed: _____________________

The Salvation Army Southern Africa Territory

Private and Confidential

APPLICATION FOR SERVICE AS AN OFFICER

Please complete and return, along with relevant documentation, to your Corps

Officer and Divisional Commander for endorsement.

Name (full name): (as on birth certificate)

Name (known as):

ID Number: (Please attach a certified copy of your I.D to this application)

Address:

Contact Details (please include dialling code/s for phone numbers) Home: Mobile: Work: Fax: Email: Corps: Division:

Signed: Date:

Personal Details Gender: Male Female

If not a South African, do you have permanent residency? Yes No Please attach a copy of your residency permit Marital Status: Never Married Separated Married Divorced Divorced/Remarried Widowed

Date of birth: Age:

Place of birth:

Nationality:

Acknowledging a call by God to give service in The Salvation Army, I apply to be considered for service as an Officer. I accept that this is an initial step in the process of assessment and training which may or may not lead to Officership. I am willing for references to be obtained and information collated from my Corps Officer and selected Corps leaders. I acknowledge that some information may be copied and retained at Divisional Headquarters.

Part 1 To be completed by NEVER MARRIED APPLICANTS Do you have dependent children? If yes, please give details:

Part 2 To be completed by MARRIED APPLICANTS

Do you have dependent children? If yes, please give details:

Part 3 To be completed by DIVORCED APPLICANTS: Please give details of dates of marriage(s) and the dates of the divorce or annulment(s): (Please attach certified copies of all legal documents pertaining to your divorce)

Full Name Gender Birth Date

Full Name of Spouse:

Length of Time Married:

Full Name Gender Birth Date

Do you have dependent children? If yes, please give details:

Domestic Are there custody arrangements that could affect future appointments? Yes No If yes, please give details?

Does anyone who has not already been mentioned depend on you for support?

Yes No

If yes, whom and to what extent?

Full Name Gender Birth Date

Give name and address of next of kin other than spouse:

Engagement Are you engaged or dating with a possible view to engagement? Yes No If yes, is s/he planning to enter the College For Officer Training also? Yes No

(If yes, have you discussed this with your Corps Officer & Divisional commander?) Children Do any of your children suffer from any chronic disease, ailment or learning difficulties? Yes No If yes, please give details?

Will your child/ren require specialised attention or specialised schooling with regards to their development & education? Yes No

Full Name: Address:

If yes, please give details?

Education   Secondary School qualifications (Please state your highest qualification attained, subjects passed and year – Matric Level is required to enter The College For Officer Training)

Qualification Subjects Passed Year

Tertiary / Other qualifications (please give details)

Qualification Details Year

Do you have any learning difficulties? Yes No If yes, please give details:

Do you have training & experience in any other life skills? (I.e. Counselling, Social work practices, nursing, secretarial Skills etc.)

Yes No If yes, please give details below: What languages do you speak, write or understand? Do you have computer skills? Yes No If yes, please give details: e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet, Email

 

 

Work  Experience   Present occupation

Other previous employment (please give dates and details)

Beginner:

Competent:

Advanced:

Employer Job Title Year From To

Please attach your Curriculum Vitae to this application General Do you have a current driver’s licence? Yes No Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? Yes No If yes, please give details & attach certified documents:

A police clearance certificate Sexual offender’s register clearance will be required and must

be submitted with this application Officers are not able to be members of a secret society or involved in any form of Ancestral Worship. Do you agree to this? Yes No

Financial     It is required that all debts, hire purchases and loans need to be cleared before acceptance. Please state any outstanding debts, loans and hire purchases you may have (include amount of debt owed):

Have you any dependants other than spouse or children? Yes No If yes, give details and state who will take care of them whilst you are a cadet:

What percentage of your income do you give to your local corps?

What other ways do you support the work of TSA? (e.g. Owsoms, Child Sponsorship etc)

College For Officer Training fee’s (These figures are a rough estimate of what might be required financially to enter CFOT)

§ A Single Cadet will need to budget +/- R 21,280.00 for CFOT (Incl. CFOT entry fees of R6000.00, full uniform expenses & monthly spending money) § Married Cadets will need to budget +/- R 41,800.00 for CFOT (Incl. CFOT entry fees R12000.00, full uniform expenses & monthly spending money)

§ Married Cadets with children will need to budget +/- R 53,800.00 for

CFOT (Incl. CFOT entry fees R12000.00, full uniform expenses & monthly spending money but does

not include school fee’s nor expenses for any personal vehicle)

Do you think you will be able to cover costs outlined above? Yes No IF not, how much do you think you could raise/contribute towards your CFOT costs?

R

(please discuss this issue with your DYO & DC)

Salvation  Army   Date of conversion and corps enrolled as a Senior Soldier:

Date of conversion:

Date of enrolment:

Corps: Please attach (or scan) a photocopy of your signed 'Articles of War' Do you adhere to the Doctrines of The Salvation Army? Yes No Do you wear uniform? Yes No Have you ever applied for Officer Training before? Yes No

If yes, which country was the application made in and what was the result? (please include dates)

In your Corps, what activities are you involved in?

List the local officer and other leadership positions you have held in the past five years. Also give years of service in each position.

What is your understanding of the mission of The Salvation Army?

Are you willing to serve in the sphere of work for which your leaders consider you best suited?

Yes No If ‘No’ please elaborate

If accepted which year do you intend to commence training?

Spiritual Have you ever belonged to another denomination? Yes No If yes, please give details:

Have you ever been a full-time worker in any other denomination or mission? Yes No If yes, please give details:

Have you ever studied at a Bible College or other Christian institution?

Yes No If yes, please give details:

Describe your ‘passion’ and ‘Spiritual gifts’ with regard to ministry:

Medical  History  

State any emotional or mental condition/s, physical illness or disabilities that you have:

Are you taking any long-term medication? Yes No If yes, give details:

Please forward the attached Medical forms to the Territorial Candidates Secretary with your other documents.

 

Please attach with this application an account of your spiritual journey (approximately 1000 - 1500 words). To help structure your writing, please include the following as a guide:

Ø Conversion ( coming to faith)

Ø Spiritual growth (include significant milestones and holiness experience)

Ø Calling (to service as an officer)

The Doctrines of the Salvation Army

Every full member of The Salvation Army has agreed to sign what are called the 'Articles of War', which consist of a promise that the member has made both to the Salvation Army, and to him/herself, but foremost it is a promise to God. In addition it lays out specific beliefs of The Salvation Army, the doctrines, and it is upon the basis of these that the following promise is made.

We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God; and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practise.

We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.

We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost - undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.

We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man.

We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness; and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has, by His suffering and death, made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may be saved.

We believe that repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and regeneration by the Holy Spirit are necessary to salvation.

We believe that we are justified by grace, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ; and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself.

We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.

We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgement at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked.

I  support  that  this  application  be  considered:  

Signed: Date: Name of Sponsoring Officer:

(if different to Corps Officer)

Corps Officer: Comments:

Signed: Date:

The Salvation Army

Divisional Commander: Comments:

Southern  Africa  Territory  

UNDERTAKING ENTERED INTO BY AN OFFICER OF THE SALVATION ARMY

The relationship between The Salvation Army and its officers is sacred. This needs to be cherished and preserved as a means of achieving God-given common spiritual purposes. Therefore, in addition to the promises made on becoming a soldier and those in the officers’ covenant, a Salvationist is commissioned and ordained as an officer on condition that the following promises and declarations are made: 1. In response to the call of God, I give myself of my own free will to be an

officer of The Salvation Army and to engage in its ministry. As an officer I acknowledge that the fundamental nature of my relationship to the Army and of the Army to me is spiritual.

2. I understand and agree that there is no contract of service or of employment

nor any other legal relationship between the Army and me. Accordingly the Army shall have no legal claims upon me nor me upon the Army.

3. I understand and agree that although I may expect to receive, and every

attempt will be made to provide allowances according to an official scale, no allowance is guaranteed to me. I accept that any such allowance is not a wage, salary, reward or payment for services rendered but is a means of freeing me from the need to engage in secular employment.

4. I will observe the orders and regulations of The Salvation Army as issued

from time to time. I recognize that the Army seeks to create and administer orders and regulations in a manner consistent with Christian principles.

5. I declare my belief in the truths of the doctrines of The Salvation Army. I will

teach them faithfully and will seek to make my life a reflection of those truths. 6. I will look to my leaders in the Army to be sensitive to the guidance of God in

giving me appointments and responsibilities. I will accept the direction of my leaders under the appointments system knowing that they will try to place me where I can best advance the cause of Jesus Christ. I will faithfully fulfill all the requirements of my appointments to the best of my ability.

7. I will trust my leaders in the Army to provide me with opportunities for

personal development in order to enhance my service and its effectiveness. I will use responsibly and wisely all such opportunities, accepting that my leaders have a duty to encourage me, enlarging my vision of all I can become in Christ.

8. I will expect my leaders to evaluate periodically my progress and personal effectiveness in ministry. I acknowledge that I am accountable to them under God for the mature and proper discharge of my duties. I will accept and act upon formal recommendation for my improvement, knowing that persistent ineffectiveness as an officer could lead to the termination of my service.

9. Unless clearly authorized by my leaders in accordance with orders and

regulations, I will not engage in secular employment, paid or unpaid, knowing that I have committed all my days and hours to Salvation Army officer mission and ministry.

10. I will respond wholeheartedly to efforts by my leaders to encourage me in the

use and development of my creative abilities. I agree to place any such abilities at the disposal of the Army for the furtherance of its mission, and in accordance with orders and regulations.

11. I will not seek or encourage any presentation, gift or testimonial to myself, or

use my position as a Salvation Army officer for personal gain. 12. I undertake to account for all monies and other assets entrusted to me and to

keep and make available for inspection and audit purposes all records, accepting my responsibilities as a Christian steward of the resources placed under my control.

13. I will conform to the Army’s requirements regarding the wearing of uniform. 14. Supported by the pastoral care and respect of my leaders, I will seek to be a

worthy minister of Christ’s gospel and officer of the Army. I will avoid in word and action anything likely to injure the body of Christ or that part of it which is The Salvation Army.

DECLARATION

1. Having read, and willingly accepted the undertakings entered into by an officer, I make this application for training and service as an officer of The Salvation Army.

2. In making this application, I am unaware of any circumstance, which, if

known, would prevent my acceptance by The Salvation Army. 3. I accept the doctrines and principles of The Salvation Army. 4. I accept that regular interviews will be held during my training, which may

result in termination of my training. 5. My intention if commissioned, as God shall help me, is to give service as a

good and faithful officer of The Salvation Army. Should circumstances compel my withdrawal, I accept there is no legal relationship between myself and The Salvation Army, and I shall have no legal claim upon The Salvation Army.

Signed: Date:

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

Have you completed all relevant sections of the application? Yes No

Have you attached a passport photo (in uniform)? Yes No

Have you attached a certified copy of your I.D.? Yes No

Have you attached a copy of the residency permit (if applicable) Yes No

Have you attached your Curriculum Vitae? Yes No

Have you attached your police and sexual offender’s Yes No clearance certificate?

Have you attached a copy of your signed 'Articles of War'? Yes No

Have you attached all other required medical forms? Yes No

Have you written and attached your Spiritual Journey? Yes No

Thank you for taking the time to complete this application process.

Please sign where necessary and forward to your Corps Officer with supporting documentation as listed above.