Posted on 02/09/2016 8:40:49 AM PST by Antoninus
Currently, there is no military draft in the U.S. But there is "selective service," an odd requirement that all U.S. males, at 18 years old, register for -- what, exactly? Basically, it's a way to make it very easy to reinstate the draft.
The U.S. military is currently planning to scrap all limits on placing women in combat roles (the current limits do not keep women totally out of combat). So the logical next question is: Should women be as subject to drafting as men? Should women have to register for selective service?
That was Martha Raddatz's question in Saturday evening's debate.
Marco Rubio, probably the most hawkish GOP candidate, loved the idea of conscription equality. "I do believe that Selective Service should be opened up for both men and women in case a draft is ever instituted."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
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