Originally Posted by
flecha
Please do not presume to ascribe motives to my actions, I posted some of my posts in Afrikaans as a courtesey to the Dutch members on this list, after they commented on the similarity between Afrikaans and Dutch.
Like Byron you really show apalling ignorance in your statement, in fact the SADF was one of the first organisations in S A to start practising intergration, as far back as 1975 there were already fully integrated units in the Army fighting in the operational area, and these were NOT as you call them "special forces mainly consisting of merc/'professionals"
In 1978 General Constand Viljoen attended a conference at Ou-Bos in the Cape, present were the entire Cabinet, and during his presentation he nailed his and the SADF's colours to the mast by bluntly telling all present that South Africa had to integrate like the SADF was already doing, in doing this he stated quite forcefully that he and his officers regarded it as immoral to expect a Black soldier to fight and die if he could not be treated as an equal in the SADF.
Yet you state "The SADF had to enforce the Apartheid doctrines"
Mmmmm...
Indeed!
By the way do you have any first hand knowledge about these "... special forces mainly consisting of of merc/'professionals" as you state, or are you basing your premise on bar room and GV stories? Please put your money where your mouth is and show me just one example where the SADF employed a Mercenary be it in whatever capacity.
Again you show a true lack of knowledge , not every male had to serve after leaving school, you could get deferment if you went to university, and after finishing your degree you would have to do your National Service, if a person went down this road he was virtually guaranteed a commission , which in turn made his lot a somewhat happier one than those who only finished high school.
If you were an immigrant (up to age 25 I think) you had a choice not to serve, however if you elected to do this, you would forfeit your permanent residence status. If you were an immigrant and serving, you could renounce your naturalised South African Citizenship at any time and you would be discharged fortwith, again you would forfeit your permanent residence status, as for the conscription and the SADF being "the bain(sp) " of your life, it begs the question,: "What are you doing on a forum like this ?"
Apologies to the other members for this rant, but I really get somehat riled when people:
A) Pontificate about matters they know Jack all about except for what they have lied and read about.
B) Try to score cheap political shots
SAMIL Tapir
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