Ladies: The Draft is Coming The Senate just voted to require young women to register for the draft

[JKM]

My LEO friend was, while in Army Basic Training, I do believe, partnered with a female recruit in one of those tests. His score with her was lower than it would have been with a man, & he was mad.

My cop friend is “6’4’. I wonder why an average height woman would run slower, reducing his score.

Equality my ass.

[Samm]

@LouMan

In the latest and perhaps decisive battle over the role of women in the military, Congress is embroiled in an increasingly intense debate over whether they should have to register for the draft when they turn 18.

On Tuesday, the Senate approved an expansive military policy bill that would for the first time require young women to register for the draft. The shift, while fiercely opposed by some conservative lawmakers and interest groups, had surprisingly broad support among Republican leaders and women in both parties.

The United States has not used the draft since 1973 during the Vietnam War. But the impact of such a shift, reflecting the evolving role of women in the armed services, would likely be profound.

Under the Senate bill passed on Tuesday, women turning 18 on or after Jan. 1, 2018, would be forced to register for Selective Service, as men must do now. Failure to register could result in the loss of various forms of federal aid, including Pell grants, a penalty that men already face. Because the policy would not apply to women who turned 18 before 2018, it would not affect current aid arrangements.

‘The fact is,’ said Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, ‘every single leader in this country, both men and women, members of the military leadership, believe that it’s fair since we opened up all aspects of the military to women that they would also be registering for Selective Services.’

The Supreme Court ruled in 1981 that women did not have to register for the draft, noting that they should not face the same requirements as men because they did not participate on the front lines of combat. But since Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said in December that the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women, military officials have told Congress that women should also sign up for the draft.

‘It’s my personal view,’ Gen. Robert B. Neller, the commandant of the Marine Corps, told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February, that with the complete lifting of the ban on women in combat roles, ‘every American who’s physically qualified should register for the draft.’

A nation now founded on the idea of equality will have to make all laws and traditions conform to that ideology. This legislation is just one example.

For better or for worse, welcome to the draft, ladies.

Ladies: The Draft is Coming - Intellectual Takeout

Settle down. That article is 2-1/2 years old. There is no draft for the ladies.

(The Jan 1, 2018 implementation date should have been a clue to y’all.)

[LouMan]

There is no draft for anyone.

Some people register some do not.

I have 2 nephews that didn’t register.

[SixFoot]

Speak for yourself, I’m enjoying me a good draft right meow.

[LouMan]

Little red wine tonight.

Merlot.

[SixFoot]

A toast to old postings then!

[LouMan]

Mins home made, hope yours is too.

[Samm]

@LouMan

There is no draft for anyone.

Some people register some do not.

I have 2 nephews that didn’t register.

And none of the some who do are women. That was my point. The OP was speculation based on 2-1/2 year old news.

Your two delinquent nephews may find themselves in a pickle sometime down the road. I hope they know that.

[Samm]

@LouMan

Little red wine tonight.

Merlot.

Wrong thread. The Bar is Open is that way. —> The Bar is Open - #69 by SixFoot - Outside The Beltway - Hannity Community

[TWR]

I don’t doubt it. I can’t remember for sure but if I remember right women had 2 more minutes to complete the two mile run than men did and had to donly do like 12 “female pushups” to pass the pt test to get out of basic.

[SixFoot]

Always, but I forgive you for not remembering.

[Scott]

@DMK

Didn’t matter if the woman wanted to go into combat or be a nurse, the training was the same.

Of course what they don’t tell those in the none combat arms occupations is that at the end of the day… everyone is a soldier… even the vast majority of conscientious objectors would dawn a backpack and a weapon if it mean’t they or their coworkers wouldn’t die…

[SneakySFDude]

She understood true power.