Women being drafted? Why is the male brain so twisted?

Question

Some males actually argue that since women want equal rights that women should be drafted into the military if there is a draft. What in the world is wrong with these men?

My answer is: the day I see that you are willing to give me that equality that you claim I have, then I will consider it.

If you claim that woman are treated equally, I suggest you just do a few searches on gender wage statistics or look up a few laws based on gender.

IE, in NC the exwife has to have the exhusband sign off on property she is selling even if his name was never on the deed, never paid for it, or if she owned it long before they were married. This law ONLY APPLIES to the FEMALE and is not required of the male.

Also, no woman I've ever known has claimed women overall are physically equal to a man. And war is about using physical strength accompanied by strategy.

Note: be careful what you ask for. You really don't want to see the resulting social havoc this would create.

Answer 1

In response to your question, US law specifically states, in light of the Supreme Court decision Rostker v. Goldberg, women are allowed to be excluded from the draft as long as the Department of Defense maintains a policy of excluding women from active combat roles. This is actual a fair argument, in that only when society agrees to parity of gender in the military should women be subjected to the selective service. Obviously women and men are not treated the same by society, and discrimination against women will continue to be a problem. However, the main argument made by these men was less an attempt to include women in the draft than to derail the entire selective service process.

Answer 2

I would suspect that the men that say women should be drafted too are just talking. Of course if we women are drafted we can handle all the NON combat jobs and we can send more men to the front. Women served in combat in the Russian army, so I guess if it came down to it, we could too.

Technology has made some incredible advances. Women are equal to men in the intelligence department, so there would actually be few jobs that would still remain "men only".

Your example of the woman that needed the ex's signature would see the same requirements if the situation was reversed. I would like to see the link on that law.

I know there has been inequities in salaries between the two sexes, but luckily I have not had to experience that myself.
Me and my girlfriends joke all the time that a battalion of women PMS'ing can be rather mean.

One could argue this point either way. Personally I think it would be awful to be put into a combat situation.

Answer 3

Most women do not support war. We don't want to see our men, or children, go off to fight in any war. If you google US statistics you will see how many draft age individuals would be ready if a war broke out and women are listed there as well as men. If there is a possibility of a draft the smart thing would be to go to college and be exempt. Even if you get drafted later, a college degree will get you a job in an office. Anyone can get a student loan or apply for some type of grant. Colleges don't discriminate and have medical services for everyone. Now, regarding woman's shelters, most have been closed due to government cuts, however the homeless shelters for men seem to remain. It is much safer for a woman to not be living on the streets or fighting a war for obvious reasons- men are animals.

Answer 4

1. I don't believe in the draft in the first place..men or women...All volunteer is working great. Although I sometimes wish loudmouth do nothings had a taste of what the military and war is like, and what price is paid by so many for their freedom.
2. I don't believe women should be in combat roles in the military. I don't care if someone calls me a chauvanist. Besides the physical differences, I just don't thinkit's right. It's not the proper role for a woman.
3. Women volunteers in non combat roles are essential and perform remarkably well.

I know you aren't going to like my answer but thats how I feel.

Answer 5

If we have a full out war, they might just draft everybody. People who are handicapped will have to do desk jobs. I hope that you dont hide in some hole or go to Canada to become a draft dodger if we have an all out right war, and let your neighbors get attacked. Dont be a draft dodger. There are women right now fighting and dying in Iraq and you are worried about a draft? What are you thinking? These Woman are more brave then you will ever be.

Answer 6

women should be drafted too. just not into the infantry. Not that we shouldn't because we don't think they can handle killing people or watching their best friend get blown to sh!t by an IED, but for hygiene reasons. Infantry needs to be able to say in the the field no showers and sometimes no supplies. women are more prone to getting infected if they don't keep themselves clean. Right now i think that it's required that woman have to take showers at least once every 5 days. But grunts need to go indefinitely with out showers.

Answer 7

I don't have a problem with women serving in combat. Guns make "strength" a moot point.

Regarding the bunk statement that "Men make more than women, so there isn't equality". Well, that isn't a true statement. Everyone is paid on experience, qualifications and WHAT THEY WILL ACCEPT. So if women are working for less, maybe they don't have the experience, the qualifications or need the job worse...

Answer 8

You make a very good period. There should not be a draft for men or women. Let the politicians do the fighting for a change. They have called for enough lives to be lost and not many of them were in the middle of battle them self. At least not in resent history. I am tired of this country fighting useless Wars, because some politician decided we needed to impose our ways on another country.

Answer 9

While it is true that women are not allowed to fill combat roles, if they are in the military, there is always the possiblity that they will see combat. But, since only men are allowed to fill combat posts (on the ground, their are female aviators that have flown on combat missions), i.e.-infantry, armor and artillery. Draft men to fill these posts, while the women are drafted for "non-combat" roles.

I have to agree with the first answer though. If you want equal treatment, you need to accept equal responsiblity.

Answer 10

"And war is about using physical strength accompanied by strategy."

So, by your reasoning, because women are weaker than men, they are unable to fight and thus should not be drafted.


Got news for you, sister. Women have been in combat since the dawn of time. Since the development of the gun, the "superior strength" argument is meaningless. Bayonet charges haven't worked since the Civil War.

I knew women in the Army who were every bit as fit to be there as the men. They have just as much right to fight for their country as I do.

Now, the fitness of women aside, I disagree completely with conscription. Unless we are fighting an invasion of U.S. soil, the military should be completely volunteer.