Altin Gysman
Altin John Gysman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1975 Humansdorp, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ | File:Flag of the South African Army.svg South African Army |
| Years of service | 1993 – Present |
| Rank | Lt Col |
| Battles/wars | United Nations Force Intervention Brigade |
Lt Col Altin J. Gysman is an officer in the South African Army. He is the current commander of the 6 South African Infantry Battalion.
Early life
Altin Gysman was born in Humansdorp, Eastern Cape in 1975. He joined the South African Army in 1993, just before integration.
Military career
Gysman served for his first four years with 6 SAI, starting as a rifleman and slowly working his way up the ranks to Lt until in 1997 he was nominated to attend the Military Academy in Langebaan, Western Cape. He graduated from the academy in 2000 with a BMil degree and the rank of Capt. He then served again with 6 SAI from 2001 to 2010 in various posts within the line companies. He spent 2010 and 2011 serving with 4 SAI before returning to 6 SAI in 2012 where he continues to serve.
Col Gysman has attended all the required military courses for his rank and post.
Operational
Col Gysman has deployed operationally numerous times:
- 2003: Ops Intexo (Maluti) (Coy 2IC)
- 2002: SAPSD (Burundi) (Coy OC)
- 2005: Unob (Burundi) (Coy OC)
- 2006: OP Fibre (Sudan) (SO2 Ops)
- 2012: OP Corona (Limpopo) (OC)
- 2013–2014: OPS Mistral DRC FIB (OC)
Force Intervention Brigade
Col Gysman came to the attention of the media during his tenure as commanding officer of the United Nations Force Intervention Brigade, being called on a number of times to act as spokesman for the RSA Battalion and then subsequently to the return of the Battalion,[1] as the public face.[2]
Col Gysman has been praised for his leadership and command style.[3] During his command of the Battalion, he oversaw a successful process of voter registration and voting by members of the battalion.[4]
During the year-long deployment of the battalion, Col Gysman played host to a variety of important visitors. These included all the command structure of MONUSCO, from the Force Commander, Lt Gen dos Santos Cruz on down. Many United Nations officials visited, as did numerous members of the South African government and the command structure of the SANDF.[5]
Col Gysman took personal control of at least one of the skirmishes that the Battalion was involved in, that at Kiwanja.[6]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Grahamstown welcomes back 6 SAI peacekeepers from DRC". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lieutenant Gysman on his experiences in the DRC". Grocott's Mail. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ↑ Moganyaka, Twice, Major (October 2013). "A Prayerful Infantry Battalion Commander" (pdf). SA Soldier. SA Department of Defence. 20 (10): 10. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ↑ Dovey, John, Lt (2014). "DRC Voter Registration" (pdf). SA Soldier. SA Department of Defence. 21 (4): 13. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ↑ Dovey, John, Lt (February 2014). "A busy Festive with the RSA Battalion of the Force Intervention Battalion (FIB)" (pdf). SA Soldier. SA Department of Defence. 21 (2): 10–11. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ↑ Hofstatter, Stephan; Oatway, James (22 August 2014). "South Africa at war in the DRC - The inside story". Sunday Times (South Africa). Retrieved 2014-09-22.
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