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obamanut2012

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68. I said almost exactly this thing earlier to someone

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 10:29 AM

Jan 2013

I loathe the draft, and it should ONLY be used for situations like WWII and the Civil War. Having females in the Draft will help keep it from being used except in very dire circumstances.

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Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? [View all] davidn3600 Jan 2013 OP

I never understood why women were exempt. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #1

I too never really understood why women couldn't serve in combat roles. nick of time Jan 2013 #24

I think it's for this reason: Whisp Jan 2013 #73

Sounds about right. nick of time Jan 2013 #74

I have a relative that does that Whisp Jan 2013 #77

My wife does it good naturedly. nick of time Jan 2013 #78

Some will... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #79

Some of the women I've met... cbrer Jan 2013 #43

Yes. PDJane Jan 2013 #2

Um....you realize those jobs aren't just for the womenfolk, right? jeff47 Jan 2013 #16

They can, but they usually don't. And no, I don't trust the drafters to have a useable process. PDJane Jan 2013 #35

Yet it seems like you only consider this a problem now. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #38

No. I've been aware of this since the vietnam war. PDJane Jan 2013 #40

Single fathers are exempt from service. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #60

How is that going to be accomplished when women have children at home? Many southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #3

Easy, if a woman does not qualify for combat arms nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #5

This is one place I don't believe in drafting women. Sorry this is where I part ways. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #9

And countries with a universal draft do fine nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #10

Yes in some foreign country they have mandatory service. I had 2 cousins who went in the southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #13

That is a separate discussion. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #39

Sometimes equality doesn't cut it. Someone sitting in a ship or a plane is totally different southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #54

Freedom is Slavery? ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #63

So you are telling e Israeli women are slaves? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #70

Hell no! Sometimes they get uppity. ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #80

And you know why? It ain't nothing to do with what you think. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #85

A single father isn't drafted. A mother will be exempt from service, as well.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #58

Israel doesn't have an issue with it....everyone is subject to conscription when they turn 18... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #14

Yes I know my brother was worried about the draft. I remember when they were pulling southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #19

Agree 100%. The folks coming back from Vietnam didn't have to return unless they volunteered..... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #26

This is why I was thinking like this. PTSD is terrible to see. We ask to much of southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #56

Completely agree. War should absolutely be a last resort. Politicub Jan 2013 #32

Oh I remember clearly. They put it on TV. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #55

Women are not allowed in combat roles in Israel. They tried it. Didn't work. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #59

Why doesn't your argument apply to men? jeff47 Jan 2013 #17

havent you heard men dont matter leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #20

If you read my comment below and I said single man or female. It applies equally. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #21

Except that you're arguing women shouldn't have to register. jeff47 Jan 2013 #23

I don't think anyone should have to be made to register period. I know when my son southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #50

SOP for this poster obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #67

I had arrangements with my parents regarding my daughter when I was single and in the military... cynatnite Jan 2013 #45

I don't have a daughter. And your right I would support her decision. But if she didn't want southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #53

Aren't men equal parents? treestar Jan 2013 #51

Yes men are equal. My son happens to be a better parent then his wife. Even she will southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #57

I will ask this stupid question once again nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #71

You have your opinion. I have mine. But we know the government forces changes on personnel. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #75

My husband served in the USN nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #81

Whatever you say Nadin, whatever you say. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #83

It's not what I say nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #84

ok southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #86

Fact nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #87

ok, ok, ok, ok stop beating a dead horse will ya. I like you Nadin but please its enough. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #88

Bye nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #89

Yup nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #4

You've come a long way, baby! ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #6

"You've got your own cigarette now, baby. You've come a long, long way." Politicub Jan 2013 #34

Dont know if they will or they won't, temporary311 Jan 2013 #7

The answer is "no". ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #8

"just as many men do." really, i had no option except jail leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #18

Many women would risk jail to resist Draft Registration just like you did. ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #27

im not discounting women i'm counting on women to volunteer for the draft leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #29

Sorry, I misinterpreted your comment. ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #36

Why? jeff47 Jan 2013 #82

The first order of business is to protect our own troops from sexual assault by... demmiblue Jan 2013 #11

This. Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #12

Bingo. The situation has either gotten REALLY bad, or.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #15

Given the nature of the military... demmiblue Jan 2013 #25

If my sons have to go, your daughters have to go. I'm fine with it. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #22

I'm NOT fine with it, whether it's your sons or his/her daughter. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #28

Nobody WANTS a draft. But both genders should be eligible. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #33

If nobody wants a Draft, then NEITHER gender should be "eligible". (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #37

The world doesn't work that way davidn3600 Jan 2013 #41

If slavery is judged a military necessity, then repeal the 13th Amendment. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #61

Well, the feds do already have a list of all draft-age people jeff47 Jan 2013 #65

the point is equality; if there is going to be one, both sexes should register treestar Jan 2013 #52

Great question. The draft has been pretty meaningless for a while Politicub Jan 2013 #30

How about for a family with children, in the event of a draft the parents get to decide Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #31

I say yes. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #42

If the last barrier to women in combat has been removed it is time for women to register PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #44

To do it honestly, we'd have to repeal the 13th Amendment first. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #64

Sure... cynatnite Jan 2013 #46

I have the same objections to the draft that I had during Vietnam HeiressofBickworth Jan 2013 #47

My opinion hasn't changed since the Gary Eklund trial... ehrenfeucht games Jan 2013 #62

And we fought two wars with no draft for ten years+ nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #72

Absolutely. Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #48

I said almost exactly this thing earlier to someone obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #68

Yes, women should have to register too. MadrasT Jan 2013 #49

THIS!!! obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #69

Yes, they should obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #66

Yes, as soon as the ERA is added to the Constitution. MineralMan Jan 2013 #76