Posted on Oct 10, 2014
Should women be required to register with the Selective Service upon turning 18?
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Should women be required to register with the Selective Service upon turning 18?
Bonus: Why or why not?
Bonus: Why or why not?
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Women in the Military
Selective Service (the Draft)
Women in the Military Selective Service (the Draft)
Posted 11 y ago
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With the fight for equality in the military and the recent decision by the Army to open combat arms MOS's to women in the Army, being so much in the news and discussion, do you think that women of the required Selective Service age group should be made to register as their male counterparts are?
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Women rightfully wish to be treated as equals with men. This can never happen when there are two sets of standards. Hold each PERSON accountable to the same set of standards, give equal treatment, and you are on the way to setting up that equality.
Yes women should register for the selective service. It is an outdated concept, but it is still required so yes men and women should both register with selective service.
Yes women should register for the selective service. It is an outdated concept, but it is still required so yes men and women should both register with selective service.
I believe since men and women want to be equal in every way this is just one more way.
Why do we even have this still. In case a draft needs to happen? I mean, all hell will literally have to break lose before they use this again right?
In a world when women are considered as equal as men and have the same rights as men... as a father of two daughters I do not see or find a reason why women should not be required to register with the selective service upon turning 18. Registration of women shows the kind of equality that we as Americans stand for.
We wanted equal rights! That's just one step closer. It may not be the one people want, or even one anybody would fight to get, but equal is equal. If I want to have the same opportunities, then I need to accept the same responsibilities, even if they might be less than pretty.
LCpl James Robertson
No, I don't want my wife screwed-up with PTSD, and so un-nurturing to her baby or child, that she maybe a threat around her children, are worst yet a drunk screwed-up on medications from the VAMC, not right in the head no more. I rather see a homosexual claiming to be a man go, someone that will not or does not plan to have children. We have enough male veterans screwed-up at the VA, as it is, if we keep this up no babies will be born in America to go to war.
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Plenty of women in the military have babies, and they aren't messed up or a threat to their children. I know several, they are great mothers, with some of the most respectful, polite children I've met.
For the 9% no's, women have fought for equal rights for decades. If our country is in a situation desperate enough to require a draft, of course women should be available to be drafted as well.
I believe ALL CONGRESSIONAL and PRESIDENTAL TYPES should have served before being in their positions in WASHINGTON and that goes for their children including the daughters signing up.
Yes, as mentioned a few times below, the purpose of the registration is to quickly mobilize a large number of troops, typically combat arms. However, having an accurate number of service "available" within easy access would help strategic planning.
Or declare the end to selective service, because any war that would require that kind of call up would probably be over very quick and anyone left would probably be more concerned over glittering in the dark than answering the draft call.
Or declare the end to selective service, because any war that would require that kind of call up would probably be over very quick and anyone left would probably be more concerned over glittering in the dark than answering the draft call.
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