We call them recces over here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A...Special_Forces You could spot them a mile away.. maybe the public is generally stupid. My elder second cousin was one, he was my Matric maths teacher as well as my Applied Maths lecturer (Professor) at Uni, sometime later. I always knew something wasn't right with him.. and we had a long chat at uni one day... I think that made a difference for him. I still respect his vow of silence ??