A member of the Reserve Force and the Department must enter into a formal contract of service in writing which must contain at least the following:
| a) | That the member has volunteered his or her services to the Department; |
| b) | that the member has been enrolled as a member of the Reserve Force of the Defence Force; |
| c) | the period or periods of utilisation agreed upon; |
| d) | that the member may, on a voluntary basis, render service with or without remuneration in addition to the service stipulated in the contract; |
| e) | that service may be rendered on either a continuous or a non-continuous basis, or both; |
| f) | the conditions of service and service benefits applicable to the form of service rendered; |
| g) | that provision for exemption from the agreed upon period of service may be requested from an Exemption Board contemplated in Chapter 11 of the Act; |
| h) | the provisions regarding voluntary service to be rendered outside the borders of the Republic; and |
| i) | obligatory service as provided for in the Act. |
