Women and the Draft: How Equal Do We Want to Be?

pnw_diver · 2015-10-22T23:16:28+00:00

I agree with the notion of equality requiring them to be conscripts; I also oppose conscription in general, and to be blunt I wouldn't want to be a in rifle company with women.

autotldr · 2015-10-22T23:26:31+00:00

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)

In 1980, four years after women gained entrance to America's service academies and during the height of the Cold War, President Jimmy Carter reinstated Selective Service registration for all male U.S. citizens, ages 18-25.

Elsewhere on the Selective Service site, equality is explained this way: "By registering all eligible men, Selective Service ensures a fair and equitable draft, if ever required."

I don't want girls to face compulsory military service either, even if only in a theoretical Plan B. But for 30 years, while our country has argued about equality and freedom, almost no one has mentioned Selective Service and what it means for men.

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DillipFayKick · 2015-10-22T23:57:08+00:00

The lack of awareness the feminists have about their station is astounding. She sits there on her perch contemplating if she wants equal responsibility (even though the right has already been granted). Talk about privilege.

TheDude41 · 2015-10-23T13:40:00+00:00

100% equal. Draft them into trenches just like men.

Title	Women and the Draft: How Equal Do We Want to Be?
Author	DGAgainstDV
Upvotes	19
Comments	12
Date	October 22, 2015 10:12 PM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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