candidate: By comparison , the Reconnaissance Regiment from the formation of 1 Recce Commando at Oudtshoorn in 1972 , to end of the Angolan / Bush war ( 1989 ) has over 450 qualified Recce operators ; an average of 26 to 27 operators a year , while there were only 98 qualified Pathfinders from 1978 up to 1989 , an average of 9 Pathfinders per year .