Opinion | John Kelly Suggests More Americans Should Have the Honor of Serving. He’s Right.

MAJ Alvin B. - Selective Service Registration is not the same as being drafted. The draft has not existed since the end of the Vietnam war despite Selective Service Registration being required for males since the end of President Carter's administration.

As I noted, the call up (aka went away), registration (for a potential call up, lapsed only for a few years - I had to register, and received a draft card and number. My brother is in the notch, when even registration was not required.

SFC (Verify To See) - Yes, the Selective Service is what will be used to call people up if there is a draft but it itself is not the draft, it is just registration for a potential future draft.
While I am too young to have experienced the draft personally most service members I have talked to from that time did not see draftees in the best of light. Standards tend to be lowered to ensure enough people are admitted and that is not what our modern military needs. Draftee terms of enlistment are typically too short for them to be in an MOS that requires any significant amount of training.
I agree with you that if males have to register so should females since females can be combat arms now.
I still stick with my original comment that it is morally wrong to force people to join the military against their will, even if you think it will benefit them or our society. Everyone should have agency over their own bodies and decide for themselves what the best path is for them to follow.

SFC (Verify To See) - I have never seen that statistic before but I agree with you that draftees aren't all they are cracked up to be.