Initially 34 Battalion was manned primarily with Kavango troops but later with a large number of turned SWAPO Cadres.

[1] 34 Battalion's role was primarily that of light infantry, with some mounted (berede) troops and a Romeo Mike team (Afrikaans Reaksie Mag).

[2] The South West Africa Territory Force SWATF[3] renumbered battalion numbers according to their geographical positioning on the border.

[2] The choir's main exposure to the public occurred when they took part in the Kavango song festival.

They won acclaim at the 1996 song festival at the University of Stellenbosch and were invited to perform for the State President at his Cape Town residence.