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12. I'm not sure what use the Selective Service System is anymore

Mon Jul 19, 2021, 06:44 PM

Jul 2021

Once upon a time, Kennedy's council on physical fitness ((on which my grandmother's cousin served)) was merely encouraging more physical fitness, even amongst youth.

Fast forward to today. Most males in the sought-for 18-26 year old market are either physically or morally ineligible (unless waived).
And even more so for females ((at least physically)). Navy proudly announced a couple of days ago that ONE female managed to pass the SWCC course after 14 others washed out ((3 still ongoing)).

Unless the goal is to build a home garrison force to support those that can get out on the tip of the spear??

((In WWII, I would have been classified 4F, or maybe fit only to serve at the War Department.))

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Senate Democrats propose requiring women to register for military draft [View all] TheProle Jul 2021 OP

and how will this help in the 2022 midterms? JohnSJ Jul 2021 #1

Yes I'm not understanding how this is a plus for Democrats bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #4

Exactly JohnSJ Jul 2021 #5

Specifics TheProle Jul 2021 #6

It is a wild card, and we don't need wild cards. JohnSJ Jul 2021 #9

There are very few people who are upset that women don't have to register for the draft FBaggins Jul 2021 #52

It will transform the Democrats into the "pro-draft party". DemocraticPatriot Jul 2021 #79

I think a lot of folks will agree with this. yardwork Jul 2021 #77

Agree...its nuts!!! Escurumbele Jul 2021 #11

It will help Republicans A LOT. TrollBuster9090 Jul 2021 #16

It won't help during midterms. Cinnamonspice Jul 2021 #54

It won't. I say abolish the Selective Service, instead. DemocraticPatriot Jul 2021 #70

it would not have bothered me Skittles Jul 2021 #2

+1000 trof Jul 2021 #27

hey! I thought of you today Skittles Jul 2021 #29

Chambers Brothers. "Time" BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #55

Me? trof Jul 2021 #75

No. No. No. DURHAM D Jul 2021 #3

I'm Rebl2 Jul 2021 #7

+1 CrispyQ Jul 2021 #8

From last month (bolding mine) TheProle Jul 2021 #10

That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. In fact, I agree with a lottery draft... TrollBuster9090 Jul 2021 #17

Exactly 🙄 Rebl2 Jul 2021 #34

Same here, if there is no ERA, we're still second class citizens Warpy Jul 2021 #18

We're less than 2nd class citizens slightlv Jul 2021 #42

Absolutely! All due diligence should also be aimed at voting rights. Jay25 Jul 2021 #20

Exactly! nt dflprincess Jul 2021 #36

I could not agree more. SharonClark Jul 2021 #45

Yep PatSeg Jul 2021 #53

Agree. Voting Rights too happy feet Jul 2021 #74

I'm not sure what use the Selective Service System is anymore nitpicker Jul 2021 #12

And some schools made more ineligible to serve in the modern military nitpicker Jul 2021 #13

I think it would make much more sense to drop the male registration requirement nitpicker Jul 2021 #14

!!!! DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN !!!! This is HALF of What Cost Jimmy Carter The Election To Reagan. TrollBuster9090 Jul 2021 #15

With the Iran hostage crisis and economic recession in 1980, SouthBayDem Jul 2021 #56

Yeah, I don't think it's a good idea. C Moon Jul 2021 #64

What a stupid idea. First pass the Equal rights amendment. pnwmom Jul 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author OnlinePoker Jul 2021 #47

Thanks, I'll fix. n/t pnwmom Jul 2021 #48

There is no draft BradAllison Jul 2021 #21

If it's good enough for the Israelis, Russians, Kurds, and other women around the world, IronLionZion Jul 2021 #22

+1 IronLionZion n/t Devil Child Jul 2021 #24

Russians don't have a draft for women. LisaL Jul 2021 #26

It was voluntary while they were facing annihilation at the hands of Nazis IronLionZion Jul 2021 #35

No. We failed to pass the ERA. And MOST countries' drafts exclude women. pnwmom Jul 2021 #32

Good, this is long overdue for a military in the 21st century. Devil Child Jul 2021 #23

No, it's premature. First the ERA must be passed, giving women equal rights under the constitution. pnwmom Jul 2021 #31

If the ERA was the law of the land, wouldn't this bill be unnecessary? Polybius Jul 2021 #58

Yes. But it's still legal to discriminate on the basis of gender. n/t pnwmom Jul 2021 #61

Wouldn't It Be Easier To Pass ERA modrepub Jul 2021 #67

Are you kidding? With the current R's? They want to control women's bodies. pnwmom Jul 2021 #72

Women should have to register for the draft. I serve May 31, 1963 to May 29, 1967. marie999 Jul 2021 #25

Good for you. But you weren't drafted, and you shouldn't be, as long as you don't have equal rights pnwmom Jul 2021 #62

It IS fair, but... trof Jul 2021 #28

No, it's the opposite of fair. Women were denied equal rights when Congress failed pnwmom Jul 2021 #30

Once again Politico gums up the works with an inaccurate headline. The bill, if passed..... George II Jul 2021 #33

Better yet dflprincess Jul 2021 #37

Ending the registration process is probably the most sensible approach. nt Gore1FL Jul 2021 #38

How about we propose eliminating it - Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #39

If registering for the draft ever actually comes back, then fine. thenelm1 Jul 2021 #40

Not fine. They refused to pass the Equal Rights amendment pnwmom Jul 2021 #49

I'll you give that legitimate point. But seriously, is this even... thenelm1 Jul 2021 #76

I don't know why the Democrat who's introduced the bill did it, pnwmom Jul 2021 #78

There should be required military service for everyone.... Jon King Jul 2021 #41

No. There should be required equal rights for everyone. And there aren't. pnwmom Jul 2021 #50

The US military has neither the ability nor the desire to absorb millions of conscripts. Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #65

I actually agree slightlv Jul 2021 #43

Given that future large scale conflicts will be cyber & biological warfare, women have a big role Klaralven Jul 2021 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #46

Another "Defund the Police" shoot myself in the foot idea. Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #51

The Boomer generation cannot leave politics soon enough. SouthBayDem Jul 2021 #57

First give us Gen Xers a chance Polybius Jul 2021 #59

+1 Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #69

I had to grow up in the wake of the Boomers and was labeled as such. Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #68

YES. n/t pnwmom Jul 2021 #63

I give up. Snackshack Jul 2021 #60

There should be no draft at all twodogsbarking Jul 2021 #66

This is also an LGBTQ+ issue marshall Jul 2021 #71

This is the right thing to do manicdem Jul 2021 #73