Should women sign up for the Selective Service?

Women should have to sign up for the draft

If women want equal rights, then they should have to sign up for whatever men are mandated to sign up for. The draft has been done away with since the United States put the Selective Service into place. That means any able bodied 18-25 year old man can be selected for military service if a draft is needed.

Now if a draft does happen there will be an influx of men into the armed forces, possibly pushing some women out of these combat positions. There could rise the problem of inequality when this happens.

Women are capable of filling these combat rolls. The standards are not adjusted or lowered just to bring them in. One of the military’s main fighting force is its infantry. There are
many capable women that perform this job without hinderance. If the need for the draft arises, the ranks will be filled with both men and women.

Many are worrying about their daughters not being able to make it or be put in harm’s way. Not everyone is made for military lifestyle and that is where training can weed out the ones that are not. Men are constantly weeded out of the Special Forces field. If a woman can pass the rigorous testing, then let them be a part of it. All the more reasoning to allow the women to be drafted. They are able bodies to be able to fill the positions in the time of great need.

In this society of equal rights for both men and women, equal rights brings equal duty. One cannot want to be treated equal while wanting special treatment because of a tough job.
Some may argue that it is not needed since we have enough men to fill the draft needs. There should not be limitations just because we “have enough” of men. The men have been pulling the weight of the nation in the draft selections since we have became a country, it is finally time that women do too.

There is no need to fill the draft with women

There is no need for women to sign up for the Selective Service. The need to fill the ranks of the military is at an all time low. There is no foreseeable circumstances that would have us bring the draft back.

The amount of men and women that already volunteer for the military is enough. The Selective Service is filled with men from the age of 18-25. That amount is staggering. Why would we want to bring our women into this?

Yes the women now fill combat roles and many vital parts of the military. If there is any reason why the draft is enacted, the women will still have a place in military. They hold high ranking leadership positions. Their ability is not the reasoning why I am saying no.

The draft needs to be abolished anyways. There is no reason why it should be around.

Look at the recent wars. It was completely filled on a volunteer basis; men and women. Why would there be another war that our citizens would not want to defend American or our allies? Easy answer. There would not be.

Even presidential candidates like Ted Cruz believes it would be crazy. In an interview with CNN Cruz went on to say he would not feel safe for his daughters to be drafted.
  “I’m the father of two little girls. I love those girls with all my heart. They are capable of doing anything in their hearts’ desire, but the idea that their government would forcibly put them in the foxhole with a 220-pound psychopath trying to kill them, doesn’t make any sense at all,” said Cruz

Keep it to only men. Our daughters and wives should not be mandated to do something that has no need. There are roughly 203,000 women servicing in the U.S. military. Women already prove they will volunteer and do not need to be voluntold.