Posted on Feb 3, 2016
Should women be eligible for the next military draft?
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Pardon me SGT Scott, Karen. I am not usually real negative on here, but please understand your entire spew that was quite hard to understand, had not one sentence in it about the topic of this discussion. It sounds to me like that speech should be in a Victims Room. Furthermore, and I don't like personal crap out there, but I'm going to make an exception today special just for you. I have no clue how long you have been out of the military, nor how long since your insinuated "sexual trauma" in the military. I am PTSD/MST, it took me 23 years to finally admit it to myself, but not once in those 23 years did I call myself a victim, expect special treatment, or play oh whoa is me. I certainly didn't ATTACK people merely giving their opinion on a subject, with my bitterness.
I can say I do disagree with "whether or not the fragile "snowflakes" of the millennial generation are up to the task of military service? I would say that the vast majority are not." The men in the military know damn well, for a female its twice of everything. If it hurts and we complain we are the "snowflakes" COL is referencing. If a man does, it just simply hurts. That is why most women shut up and drive on. We put ourselves there, we knew there was more men than women. You volunteered. You certainly did NOT volunteer for what may or may not have happened to you, but it has ZERO to do with whether or not women should be required to be in the draft.
YES, we should. Period. Look ladies, we asked for equality, we got it.....I never was questioned on my capabilities of taking out enemy when needed, I thankfully had the support of my team. I'm sorry if you did not. When I was in, you were either gay or a slut. You couldn't be anything else. Not even just a damn good soldier.
Fact of the matter is, we asked for equality, its been given. That does not mean we now get to pick and choose what "kind" of equality is given. It simply doesn't work that way.
I know there's people out there saying "My daughter shouldn't be drafted to go to war", well guess what parents, then be angry with the women yelling for equality in the military and everywhere else, because now we have it. There is also many parents of sons that say "my son shouldn't be drafted to go to war", the difference before today is that those sons had no choice if it came to a draft......guess what.....now your daughters don't either.....and we asked for it. Time to deal and drive on. HOOAHHH!
I can say I do disagree with "whether or not the fragile "snowflakes" of the millennial generation are up to the task of military service? I would say that the vast majority are not." The men in the military know damn well, for a female its twice of everything. If it hurts and we complain we are the "snowflakes" COL is referencing. If a man does, it just simply hurts. That is why most women shut up and drive on. We put ourselves there, we knew there was more men than women. You volunteered. You certainly did NOT volunteer for what may or may not have happened to you, but it has ZERO to do with whether or not women should be required to be in the draft.
YES, we should. Period. Look ladies, we asked for equality, we got it.....I never was questioned on my capabilities of taking out enemy when needed, I thankfully had the support of my team. I'm sorry if you did not. When I was in, you were either gay or a slut. You couldn't be anything else. Not even just a damn good soldier.
Fact of the matter is, we asked for equality, its been given. That does not mean we now get to pick and choose what "kind" of equality is given. It simply doesn't work that way.
I know there's people out there saying "My daughter shouldn't be drafted to go to war", well guess what parents, then be angry with the women yelling for equality in the military and everywhere else, because now we have it. There is also many parents of sons that say "my son shouldn't be drafted to go to war", the difference before today is that those sons had no choice if it came to a draft......guess what.....now your daughters don't either.....and we asked for it. Time to deal and drive on. HOOAHHH!
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1SG Billy Greene
That was very well said, you hit the nail on the head on just about every issue. I was in over 31 years and i don't think I could have said it any better.
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I believe if you are a born US citizen, its the duty that both genders should at least spend at least two years of service to this country.
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SGT Juanita Coover
I have always said the same. There are far too many people with a lax work ethic and full belief in entitlements. Serving just may impact this way of thinking for many.
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MSgt Thomas Welch
the truly great thing about this country is ,is that we no longer need to press people into service. all branches can pick and chose those they want. I do agree that being in the service does teach a selflessness and a brotherhood. "sorry sis i'm just that old." how ever I can not see any need to press woman into service. if they wish to join the defense of this country welcome. but lets not press our young woman into service,they are what make our furniture.
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I don't see a draft happening anytime soon, but yes. I'm in favor for it.
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My belief is that if you want equal opportunity, then equal treatment and responsibility should follow. Despite this, if I remember correctly, the draft hasn't been used since the 1970's. It also comes to the point that we last needed the draft for a major conflict and that was back then. Nowadays, we have plenty of people with pride for their country and are maintaining a largely volunteer force. Do we necessarily need the draft? No, but if we are going to open all opportunities to both genders, we should have equal responsibility as well.
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