Anonymous wrote:Liudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko Credited with 309 kills, she is regarded as the most successful female sniper in history

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Anonymous wrote:Hope so and its about time.

+1000

I mean, can anyone think of a reason why not??!?

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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.


And you feel like they have the same roles in that endeavor?

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Anonymous wrote:So where would you move if a draft is implemented?

Would US territories be part of a draft? Puerto Rico? St. Thomas?

There will be no draft. There are enough people who did nothing in high school or were born into poverty and don't have any options so they sign up for a government job called the military.

What an ignorant generalization.

Tell me how it isn't so. Who, officers and a small minority aside, serves in the US military? What is the demographic - not the outliers - what is the predominant demographic? Prove to me that I'm ignorant.

Well, you have to basically pass an IQ test to get into the military, so that will weed out a lot of the really stupid folks. It's been estimated based on AFQT scores that the average IQ for enlisted is around 105; or better than 65% of the people in the US. Enlisted in the military aren't the dregs of society you seem to think they are; they're just average folks (above average actually) that happen to want to serve their country.

I didn't say anything about the intelligence of enlisted military. I just contend that for most people who sign up the military it is a pragmatic choice and the best option. And for the last 50 years the country has not had to use the draft because there have been enough enlistees to cover demand. Those with the money, high school grades or aptitude for academics attend college instead of choosing the military. Don't they? So I do think that life circumstances and life choices, i.e. poverty/poor economic prospects and poor high school performance/poor economic prospects, drive individuals into the military. So the whole argument about registering for the draft is really a red herring. And, for the most part, I don't see people here objecting to women registering.

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Anonymous wrote:So where would you move if a draft is implemented?

Would US territories be part of a draft? Puerto Rico? St. Thomas?

There will be no draft. There are enough people who did nothing in high school or were born into poverty and don't have any options so they sign up for a government job called the military.

What an ignorant generalization.

Tell me how it isn't so. Who, officers and a small minority aside, serves in the US military? What is the demographic - not the outliers - what is the predominant demographic? Prove to me that I'm ignorant.

Well, you have to basically pass an IQ test to get into the military, so that will weed out a lot of the really stupid folks. It's been estimated based on AFQT scores that the average IQ for enlisted is around 105; or better than 65% of the people in the US. Enlisted in the military aren't the dregs of society you seem to think they are; they're just average folks (above average actually) that happen to want to serve their country.

I didn't say anything about the intelligence of enlisted military. I just contend that for most people who sign up the military it is a pragmatic choice and the best option. And for the last 50 years the country has not had to use the draft because there have been enough enlistees to cover demand. Those with the money, high school grades or aptitude for academics attend college instead of choosing the military. Don't they? So I do think that life circumstances and life choices, i.e. poverty/poor economic prospects and poor high school performance/poor economic prospects, drive individuals into the military. So the whole argument about registering for the draft is really a red herring. And, for the most part, I don't see people here objecting to women registering.

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Anonymous wrote:If women can serve in the Israeli army, and both genders are required to do so, American women can participate in the selective service. This is called true equality.

This argument is ridiculous. Only a few people who have posted here suggest that women shouldn't register. Only 13.4% of the American male population has ever served in the military. So much for your chest thumping.

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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.

They damn well should. Women want all of the same rights and opportunities in the military, then they damn well need to assume the same risks.

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Anonymous wrote:Woman have already been in combat roles. As Tammy Duckworth said, she didn't lose her legs in a bar fight.

The difference is that now they get the medals and career bump that comes with the role.

I love her. I watched about 7 hours of Benghazi hearings last month, and she was fantastic. She came with real questions, very policy detailed. Loved how she turned the Republicans' political farce into an opportunity to actually get something done.