Should Women be Required to Register for the Draft

[EarthWindFire]

Should every woman in America over 18 years of age be REQUIRED to register for the draft just as men are? Daughter, Sisters, Mothers, Wives?

[GodlessBiker]

1. Whatever the rule is, it should apply equally to men and women.

[Whisp]

3. as should equal pay and the right to safety

we don't have those yet, let's fix that first

[madville]

6. Women and men are paid equally in the military

Just sayin What is the right to safety?

[seabeyond]

49. they were not paid combat pay. they were not allowed in combat. even though they were dyin'

just sayin'

[Xipe Totec]

53. They should nt

[tblue]

2. As much as men, yes.

Absolutely. Fair's fair.

[Whisp]

5. it will be fair when women are treated fairly in very basic things like pay equity and safety. n/t

[EarthWindFire]

13. umm

is that a yes or a no?

[madville]

4. Sure why not n/t

[Fresh_Start]

7. Sure...because the likelihood of a draft is close to 0%

as long as there is lots of money to be made by private mercenaries and equivalent corporations.
However if there is a draft....the draft rules should be all men who have children go first (need to protect the gene pools and those guys have already made their contribution).

And the oldest men should serve first. and just like wanting to raise the retirement age...the draft age should also be expanded.
Lets see how the GOP 60 year old war-mongers feel if they are drafted in preference to silly 18-year-olds.

[EarthWindFire]

25. What if

The likely hood was like 50%, would your answer stay the same?

[Fresh_Start]

29. it should be gender neutral

but the old fart warmongers should be called first...especially since old fart warmongers thinks its okay to raise retirement age...it should also be okay to raise the draft age.

[PoliticAverse]

8. Yes. n/t

[Agnosticsherbet]

9. Why yes, yes they should.

[arely staircase]

10. yes

in fact i think we should have compulsory military or community service for everyone after high school. i think the more people with skin in the game the less likely we are to engage in imperial hi-jinx.

[white_wolf]

20. No one should be forced to serve in the military. N/t.

[arely staircase]

27. i disagree

i think it is way to easy for politicians to send off kids who volunteered (often because they are poor and have few choices) to unecessary aggressive wars of choice. i think those decisions would be much more extensively debated and include stakeholders with political capital who politicians would listen to.

but i appreciate your point of view and the values i am sure inform them.

[Dpm12]

47. Ditto

I always hated that. I hated having to sign up for Selective Service. While the chances of a draft happening anytime soon is slim, I shouldn't be forced to join the damn military if I don't want to.

[11 Bravo]

11. All men over the age of 18 are not required to register with Selective Service.

Males who enter the country over the age of 26 do not need to register. If women are eventually required to register, I seriously doubt that my 88 year old mother will have to do so.

[EarthWindFire]

12. but your

18 year old daughter may be forced to do so.

[arely staircase]

15. well good point. i said yes but i meant

whatever law applies to men should likewise apply to women.

[liberalmuse]

14. Not until we get equal pay, full reproductive rights, and...

our rapists are blamed, shamed and punished instead of we women being told it's our fault for enticing men into becoming rapists.

On top of that, the UCMJ needs to better deal with sexual assaults in the military instead of telling us women to keep our mouths shut.

[EarthWindFire]

21. so you don't think

women should be equal in this circumstance?

[Skittles]

31. women are NEVER equal

they ALWAYS put up with extra SHIT

[EarthWindFire]

35. I guess that

Means you don't believe women should have to be equal in this circumstance

[Skittles]

69. I served in the military

women are ALREADY in combat roles

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2253981

[lumberjack_jeff]

36. So the inequalities that work in your favor are okay?

This has the benefit of being honest, albeit perhaps not defensible on a website dedicated to equality.

[Bjornsdotter]

41. Agree

...when we have equal rights across the board and not until then.

[4Q2u2]

61. Combat Pay

Is based on geographical locations. If you are in Iraq you get the money, no matter the job or sex. It is the same for all designated hostile areas. The UCMJ is pretty clear and plain on rape and sexual assault, it is the people entrusted to enforce it that are the root of the problem. Most of the top military leaders of this Generation have let all service members down and thus the American People.

[ZombieHorde]

16. No.

Men shouldn't be required to register for the draft either.

[mythology]

19. This would be my answer as well

The Selective Service thing should be done away with.

[EarthWindFire]

26. But it's not

So the question remains

[white_wolf]

17. No one should be required to register for the draft.

[tularetom]

18. Yup every 18 year old in the US should be subject to a year of compulsory military service

Perhaps with some form of educational assistance as part of the compensation package.

Obviously not every woman (or man either) will be qualified as a combat soldier but they should all have the same opportunity.

[white_wolf]

22. I said this in an earlier post, but I'll repeat it here

no one should be forced to serve in the military. No one should be forced to aid in the U.S.'s wars of imperialism.

[EarthWindFire]

28. But there is

Still a draft

[white_wolf]

30. Yes, but there shouldn't be. n/t

[EarthWindFire]

33. Lol

That was not the question, assuming there is a draft, which there is , and assuming all men over 18 are required to register for said draft, which they are, do you think women should also be required?

[white_wolf]

37. Technically there is not a draft.

There is a registration for one, but we don't have a draft thankfully. That being said, women should have to register for the draft the same as men, but once again no one should be forced into military service.

[EarthWindFire]

38. On the contrary

Technically there is a draft, that is why must register for it, if there wasn't then we wouldn't be required to register for it.

[Art_from_Ark]

56. There is no draft

No one has been drafted since 1973, forty years ago this month. It's not like it was in, say, 1957, when Elvis Presley was drafted during peacetime.

[EarthWindFire]

59. Riddle me this?

What are all male American citizens required to register for when they turn 18 years old?

[former9thward]

65. In case an actual draft is ever needed in the future.

There is no draft now. Nor will there ever be. The military is totally opposed to it and easily meets its needs with volunteers.

[EarthWindFire]

67. I understand

And agree but saying the draft doesn't exist is not a factual statement... That's all I'm sayin.

[noamnety]

70. You know how registering to vote

isn't the same as having an election?

It's like that.

[EarthWindFire]

71. yea

but as you register to vote you do so knowing that eventually there will be an election. I do not agree with the whole draft system, I think it should be abolished but as of right now it isn't.

[LittleBlue]

62. Why are you still arguing with him?

He answered your question. You sound like some little kid out to annoy people.

[EarthWindFire]

66. I

Asked art for ark a question for the first time... What are you talking about?

[oldhippie]

23. No. There should be no draft. Period. nt

nt

[davidn3600]

39. The only reason there would be a draft is in dire situations

If the country is being invaded or we are in the middle of World War III. There may be a need for a sudden increase in troop levels.

What we will never see again is a draft for a Vietnam-type war. The public doesnt have the stomach for that. But if our hand is forced into WWIII... we might need it.

[oldhippie]

50. Nope. The draft is Involuntary Servitude .......

... prohibited by the Constitution. Period. End of Discussion.

And I really don't care to hear about precedent or dire situations. Words mean things. I don't need a Supreme Court to tell me what English words mean.

[davidn3600]

51. And you are smart enough to know that means jackcrap as far as SCOTUS is concerned

The Supreme Court is never going to rule the Selective Service unconstitutional because of the 13th amendment.

[oldhippie]

55. Yes I am .....

... and I really don't give a shit what the SC thinks about it. I can read.

[blogslut]

24. They should be required to register for selective service.

[riverbendviewgal]

32. yes

And also do it like young people in Israel, both men and women must serve either in military or kittbuz. THe recent election there indicates a majority of the population wants exemptions of the ultra Orthodox religious should not be exempt. Maybe the urge for war will be thought out.

[lumberjack_jeff]

34. Yes. Every woman between ages 18 and 25. Sisters, mothers and wives.

Is there some alternative definition of "equality" that I'm not familiar with?

[DURHAM D]

40. Absolutely NOT

unless or until the ERA is passed.

[Upton]

42. Absolutely YES..

with equal rights comes the bad as well as the good. There is no a la carte version...

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

43. There should be no draft, and everyone (Male & FeMale) should register for it. nt

[JVS]

72. Isn't the best way to ensure no draft to abolish registration?

[kestrel91316]

44. Yes. It might make us think twice about being such a warmongering, hostile nation.

[Samantha]

45. Absolutely not - and neither should males

There should be no draft.

Sam

[KamaAina]

46. No.

Neither should men.

Or trans or intersexed people, for that matter.

[forestpath]

48. Hell no - nobody should.

[HooptieWagon]

52. Yes. Same as men.

[liberal N proud]

54. NO!

[Honeycombe8]

57. Not for combat. Maybe non-combat military service. Maybe. This was an idea by Gore, I think...

or was it Kerry? That young people should ALL give a couple of years of service in some form to the government, and in return would get free education or something.

But I am against women having to sign up for combat duty.

[EarthWindFire]

63. Well

That's not EQUAL now is it?

[GodlessBiker]

64. Why?

[LiberalFighter]

58. If it is a volunteer Army/Air Force/Navy

then why is there a need to register?

[DrDan]

60. YES!

[TransitJohn]

68. Yes. eom

n/t