Army and Marine Corps chiefs: It’s time for women to register for the draft

[MehGuy]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...its-time-for-women-to-register-for-the-draft/

 

[Aryeh Jay]

It is time to spend even more money on a program that has not been utilized for 40 years.

 

[cow451]

I propose a Selective Service lottery. Each year one new potential draftee wins $10 million.

 

[redleghunter]

It is time to spend even more money on a program that has not been utilized for 40 years.

I think the chiefs mean the selective service.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I think the chiefs mean the selective service.

Yes, the selective service/draft. It has not been used since the end of the Vietnam War.

 

[redleghunter]

Yes, the selective service/draft. It has not been used since the end of the Vietnam War.

Yes. I thought your point was it would cost more money for females to register. I don't think it would as all you do is go to a website and register.

https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Well, my point is it cost money just for the men currently in the program. Smaller government and all that. Try to save money where we can. The military turns people away, we don’t need a draft. Not for men, not for women.

 

[HannahT]

I agree. It's a waste of resources.

 

[redleghunter]

I agree. It's a waste of resources.

I'm still not seeing what resources other than electrons are wasted. Men sign up for the selective service once they reach 18 years of age. They go on line and register. Adding women to the selective service database would not increase the cost of that office.

The point is women are now in every combat military occupation as men are. So they need to sign up now too.

Equal job access means equal responsibility. Now ladies please sign up.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I'm still not seeing what resources other than electrons are wasted. Men sign up for the selective service once they reach 18 years of age. They go on line and register. Adding women to the selective service database would not increase the cost of that office.

The point is women are now in every combat military occupation as men are. So they need to sign up now too.

Equal job access means equal responsibility. Now ladies please sign up.

Selective Service System

Employees (2008): 136 full-time civilians, 57 part-time civilian directors, 200 part-time reserve force officers (in peacetime), up to 10,830 part-time volunteers

Annual budget $24 million (FY 2012)



That is a lot of electrons.

 

[supersoldier71]

Why do this?

Makes no sense. At all.

Women who want to go into combat jobs (bad idea, IMO), are already IN the military, thus, as with every male, already in the Selective Service Database.

Women who don't want to join are like men who don't want to join: we don't want them.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Equal job access means equal responsibility. Now ladies please sign up.

In case you haven’t realized, the ladies are signing up and serving. Just not for the archaic old fashioned obsolete draft, they are signing up for the real Military.

 

[HannahT]

I'm still not seeing what resources other than electrons are wasted. Men sign up for the selective service once they reach 18 years of age. They go on line and register. Adding women to the selective service database would not increase the cost of that office.

The point is women are now in every combat military occupation as men are. So they need to sign up now too.

Equal job access means equal responsibility. Now ladies please sign up.

Selective Service is a waste of resources. It's no longer needed, and YES it does cost money to keep in.

So, you point really isn't made. It's just a waste of resources.

 

[Ironhold]

Why do this?

Makes no sense. At all.

Women who want to go into combat jobs (bad idea, IMO), are already IN the military, thus, as with every male, already in the Selective Service Database.

Women who don't want to join are like men who don't want to join: we don't want them.

If a man fails to register for Selective Service, then he can be denied federal financial assistance.

This is why so many men are demanding that women be made to register as well.

 

[Purge187]

Feminists wanted equality. Well....

 

[supersoldier71]

Drop the SS system for men then. Problem solved, problem staying solved.

 

[nightflight]

In case you haven’t realized, the ladies are signing up and serving. Just not for the archaic old fashioned obsolete draft, they are signing up for the real Military.

Then drop the Selective Service requirement for men.

 

[farout]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...its-time-for-women-to-register-for-the-draft/

I was raised in a time when people respected the Military, and young boys looked up to servicemen. My dad thought that every man owes his country something simply because he is paying back for the good things and freedom we have. My dad expected me to give my country its due.

Well those days are long gone, aren't they! Heck who wants to serve under such a jerk as Obama? besides that today so many boys don't turn into being a real man until they are 30 or so. I doubt that if we had an attack like WW ll we could muster up enough real men to fight back. We have too many weaklings that all they know is computer games, eat sleep and find a woman to live with that will support them. Cowards, lazy bums is what SOME of these 18 to 30 year old are. Never had a job still live with mom and pop. Some don't even have the drive to want to be married.

I don't know what the US is going to be in 20 years. Frankly my son went into the Air Force and I am so proud he did. I am not speaking about guys that are doing good in school or college or trade school. I am referring to lazy guys that think going to get the mail is a big chore. At 30 a guy needs to be on his own, doing his own washing keeping his apartment up and pretty much on his own. He has grown into a mature man.

 

[MehGuy]

Then drop the Selective Service requirement for men.

I agree, although I think it would be a good symbolic gesture to require women to sign up for selective service. Perhaps it might have some value on that front.

 

[SepiaAndDust]

Women who want to go into combat jobs (bad idea, IMO), are already IN the military, thus, as with every male, already in the Selective Service Database.

Women who don't want to join are like men who don't want to join: we don't want them.

I think that Selective Service, like the draft, is specifically for making people serve who don't want to serve.

I agree with the majority, though--there's no real justification for continuing the registration. If we do continue it (and we probably will), then make the ladies sign up, too.