Will daughters be drafted?

[Anonymous]

In light of the administrations order today to open every position in every service to women, what is the plan for having girls sign up for selective service at 18 as sons do?

[Anonymous]

Hope so and its about time.

[Anonymous]

Since we haven't had a draft in 40 years - doubt we'd start now. But, yes, theoretically, there is no reason why girls shouldn't sign up for selective service. Although perhaps the child-bearing aspect of sending young girls off to fight and then not having anyone home to continue the species - but then I read WAY to many dystopic/sci-fi books.

[Anonymous]

I think it should be done as well. You know, equal opportunity, and all that.....

(PS - subject line of message is misleading. It should say daughters register with selective service since there is no draft right now)

[Anonymous]

I doubt they would change the policy. We're a huge country and we have more than enough men on the draft rolls currently to field a very large force. They'd also have to think about what happens if they draft both the mom and dad to young children? Previously just the dad got drafted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since we haven't had a draft in 40 years - doubt we'd start now. But, yes, theoretically, there is no reason why girls shouldn't sign up for selective service. Although perhaps the child-bearing aspect of sending young girls off to fight and then not having anyone home to continue the species - but then I read WAY to many dystopic/sci-fi books.

Don’t quite understand your thinking. It takes two to continue the species - female AND male.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt they would change the policy. We're a huge country and we have more than enough men on the draft rolls currently to field a very large force. They'd also have to think about what happens if they draft both the mom and dad to young children? Previously just the dad got drafted.

I think all it would take is a lawsuit from some young man to make this happen.
If all positions are open to females, why not have them register.
It’s only fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since we haven't had a draft in 40 years - doubt we'd start now. But, yes, theoretically, there is no reason why girls shouldn't sign up for selective service. Although perhaps the child-bearing aspect of sending young girls off to fight and then not having anyone home to continue the species - but then I read WAY to many dystopic/sci-fi books.

Don’t quite understand your thinking. It takes two to continue the species - female AND male.

Not really. One male is enough for many females.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since we haven't had a draft in 40 years - doubt we'd start now. But, yes, theoretically, there is no reason why girls shouldn't sign up for selective service. Although perhaps the child-bearing aspect of sending young girls off to fight and then not having anyone home to continue the species - but then I read WAY to many dystopic/sci-fi books.

Don’t quite understand your thinking. It takes two to continue the species - female AND male.

One man can impregnate hundreds. One woman can only have a small number of children.

[Anonymous]

I see no reason why women shouldn't be expected to sign up for selective service and I have two teenage daughters.

[Anonymous]

There is no draft

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: There is no draft

semantics. Men must register for the selective service which would form draft rolls.

[Anonymous]

I think it's about time too. In fact, I believe in universal mandatory service. There are plenty of non-combat roles in the military. I don't think that it would make sense to draft equally into combat roles and I doubt that would ever happen.

[Anonymous]

Women had a very valuable roll in WWII even though they weren't fighting. They worked the factories, raised children alone, farmed and were nurses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Since we haven't had a draft in 40 years - doubt we'd start now. But, yes, theoretically, there is no reason why girls shouldn't sign up for selective service. Although perhaps the child-bearing aspect of sending young girls off to fight and then not having anyone home to continue the species - but then I read WAY to many dystopic/sci-fi books.


Don’t quite understand your thinking. It takes two to continue the species - female AND male.


One man can impregnate hundreds. One woman can only have a small number of children.

Women have to have some skin in the game. Why should women be allowed to vote on sending just the men to fight and die?