South West African Territorial Force Desegregation Act 2098

The is an Act of Parliament in South West Africa. It was passed by the Parliament of South West Africa to desegregate the South West Africa Territorial Force and to get rid of the all-Afrikaner battalions of SWATF such as the 92 Battalion. 
The Act got much pushback, even from the African Progressive Party (AFPRO) who introduced the bill. The main pushback was from military members who heard about opening up the all-Afrikaner battalions. Many members of the special forces (90 Bde, 91 Bde, 92 Bde) threatened to resign immediately and not train replacements. AFPRO argued that the South African Defence Force had been desegregated back in 2069 with the Equal Military Opportunity Act, but the Afrikaners argued that SADF still had all-Afrikaner regiments such as the Springbok Light Infantry and the Natal Rangers. At the second reading of the bill, AFPRO offered to keep 92 Battalion as an all-Afrikaner battalion, but the National Party and the special forces still did not accept. At the third reading, AFPRO offered to keep all current special forces units segregated, the National Party finally accepted and the bill was passed and the special forces were still in service.
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