Washington (CNN) - Women may soon be required to register for the military draft.
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a $602 billion defense bill Tuesday that included an amendment that would require women to register for the draft -- also known as the selective service -- for the first time in history.
The National Defense Authorization Act passed
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this patronizing motherfucker. what about the young BOYS? how come 18 year old boys are considered men but women are considered girls?
I'm anti-draft, btw, and think it needs to be gotten rid of entirely
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Yeah, and forcibly conscripting young boys is better, right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I havent registered or anything. Oop. Good thing im 26 in 10 more months.
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I'm a woman & it never came up for me (obvs), but a lot of my friends are either non-compliant or conscientious objectors (like they've got a file ready if they ever get drafted), so we've talked a bit about what happens when you aren't registered. I think not registering is a fine decision to make, but since you are basically stuck with that once you're 26, it's important to know what the effects are!
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