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We are in MD, my son is 17, has a driver's license, but at no point was this point raised with him.

Is there anything he needs to do?

https://www.sss.gov/register/

Anonymous wrote:About 8.4% of female troops and 1.5% of male troops said they were assaulted while on duty during the past calendar year, the department's annual 2021 report shows based on surveys of service members. That is about 35,900 total service members, compared to the previous high of 34,200 in 2006, when 6.8% of women were estimated to have been assaulted.
Source: military.com

Of course, this is of REPORTED cases.

What % college students or just people in general?

We are in MD, my son is 17, has a driver's license, but at no point was this point raised with him.

Is there anything he needs to do?

Technically, if women can serve, they can be drafted.

You can vote at 18, register for the draft at 18, but can't buy a beer at 18. Our priorities are messed up in the U.S.

About 8.4% of female troops and 1.5% of male troops said they were assaulted while on duty during the past calendar year, the department's annual 2021 report shows based on surveys of service members. That is about 35,900 total service members, compared to the previous high of 34,200 in 2006, when 6.8% of women were estimated to have been assaulted.
Source: military.com

Of course, this is of REPORTED cases.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

Sexism and historical inertia. It should be required for everyone IMO.

When the military can protect women about harassment and assault, and put their safety above the institution of the military, then we can talk about "all should be required."

Men are harassed and assaulted as well and they serve. Very few women have the strength and stamina for infantry and zero chance they can qualify for special forces, but they can do admin work for sure.

It is laughable that you think that there is anything equivalent in how men and women are harassed or assaulted.

Our DMV automatically registers them at age 18 from the info gathered from learner’s permits and licenses.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

Patriarchy thinks they are too weak

Matriarchy says only dumbies go to war.

Dumbies?

Didn't your family participate in WW2, etc? Were they wimps? Do not denigrate our brave family members who rescued us (especially us Jews) to get to where we are today. Some of the greatest Allied spy stories are of women. (Maybe the overweight piggy ones of today who are addicted to their phones wouldn't qualify.)

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

Patriarchy thinks they are too weak

Matriarchy says only dumbies go to war.

Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

In the event of the draft, the amount randomly selected women between 18-40 that would actually meet medical and physical criteria to serve would be very low. The time and cost spent screening would result in very little benefit. Between pregnancy, being postpartum, nursing, having a child at home (they couldn’t draft both parents), plus the physical fitness standards would not be passable to vast majority of average women

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

Sexism and historical inertia. It should be required for everyone IMO.

Hell, no. Most women would simply be unable to go to some random country and starting killing off people.

All the more reason to send them. Don't you think?

So we can lose wars? Or because you want to kill off all the women?

So you're ok with our men going into a random country "to start killing off people" but not our women? You're ok with our son's dying in war but not daughters?

Logic is not your strong suit.

You're a tool. Women are horrible at fighting. The justice warriors have been trying to get these women into elite units and they have been failing miserably.

Oh, you’re an ignorant sexist pig. Got it.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

Sexism and historical inertia. It should be required for everyone IMO.

When the military can protect women about harassment and assault, and put their safety above the institution of the military, then we can talk about "all should be required."

Men are harassed and assaulted as well and they serve. Very few women have the strength and stamina for infantry and zero chance they can qualify for special forces, but they can do admin work for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't girls have to do it?

Sexism and historical inertia. It should be required for everyone IMO.

When the military can protect women about harassment and assault, and put their safety above the institution of the military, then we can talk about "all should be required."

Anonymous wrote:I am thrilled my 20-year old daughter just enlisted. She finished her AA degree in cyber security and all future education will be paid for by the military. DH and I both have our graduate degrees in Comp Sci and we had to pay for them ourselves. Proud to say our daughter is a fine strategist.

Congrats, PP! So awesome for your daughter.

I am thrilled my 20-year old daughter just enlisted. She finished her AA degree in cyber security and all future education will be paid for by the military. DH and I both have our graduate degrees in Comp Sci and we had to pay for them ourselves. Proud to say our daughter is a fine strategist.