That's why we have all those alert mannings, brother. Then if we
do come under attack, whichever unit is on standby can be deployed
as a holding force. I suppose they'll engage the enemy forces in a
holding action until the rest of the SAF can be mobilised and
deployed.
This was what happened during the Yom Kippur War. Egypt and Syria
launched a combined attack on Israel, thinking that since it was a
public holiday, operational readiness would be low. They thought it
would take 24 hours for the Israeli reserve to reach the front
lines, but they did so in just 15 hours.
