House Defense Policy Bill Would Require Women to Register for Draft

[sayuridoll]

WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee approved an annual defense policy bill early Thursday morning that includes a provision that would require women to register with the Selective Service System.House passage of the policy measure came about a month after Defense Secretary Ash Carter approved final plans to integrate women into all

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[blackjedii]

I'm okay with this.

I am also okay with a law that states all government people that vote for and enable foreign wars must submit the names of their children for immediate recruitment. I suspect we would have less conflicts in this case.

[meadowphoenix]

I don't think you realize how many professional soldiers became politicians.

[blackjedii]

They're probably not the ones that come from poor / minority backgrounds though.

Correct me if I am wrong.

[meadowphoenix]

It depends honestly, because the one thing about the military is classism isn't as prevalent as in the rest of the country, so upward mobility isn't as dependent on class. Racism is still alive and well however.

But my point is that those politicians would be happy to put their kids in the military (a lot of them would love to force their children into the military despite their children's wishes), because they agree with the military, so the conflicts wouldn't deescalate at all (that's ignoring the fact that those employees can influence their children's placement, and the biggest issue of the complete unconstitutionality of such a decree)

super late to this thread but

[dull_and_wicked]

the one thing about the military is classism isn't as prevalent as in the rest of the country, so upward mobility isn't as dependent on class.

i wouldn't really say this true. in each branch of the military the education level you go in with affects what rank you have as soon as you get out of basic and a higher rank means a higher salary (for college grads specifically). someone who goes in with just a high school diploma/GED is automatically going to be paid less than their peers that graduated college

Re: super late to this thread but

[meadowphoenix]

Not to rag on you, but it's a little annoying when people disagree with something I haven't said, especially when you've actually quoted what I've said. I didn't says upward mobility isn't at all dependent on class, I said it isn't as much as in the rest of the country. And that's true. West Point grads are going to have a higher rank, and JAG lawyers are officers immediately, but the chance of moving up ranks is far more merit based than it is in any other job. Not completely or even mostly merit based, but much better.