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We are doing this huge project for school!

2007-03-12 15:52:38 · 18 answers · asked by jen 2 in Social Science Gender Studies

Thanks guys Great help

This project is "if" there is a draft

2007-03-12 16:09:08 · update #1

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Only men are required by federal law to register for selective service (and within 30 days of their 18th birthday).
Women can choose to join the military but again, only men are intentionally sent to front lines.
In this, as in life in the US, women are given choice where men are given orders. It is not only in reference to selective service either. It it the same way due to laws that favor women in many areas such as affirmative action for employment and government bidding, domestic abuse programs, women's shelters, reproductive rights, divorce, custody and child support, etc.
Then women have the audacity to complain that they face sexual discrimination at a time when selective service is not even on feminism's radar as a "discrimination" that needs to be addressed.
The reason is that feminists want rights but deny responsibility. In regards selective service, they demand the rights of being American (plus a few special ones for being female) but renig on doing what is necessary to obtain it.

2007-03-13 02:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by Phil #3 5 · 7 7

certainly, i think of that the belief of a draft is a violation of human rights, for adult men and females. inspite of the undeniable fact that, if we are to have selective service, and probable a draft, as an important evil, then i think of females would desire to be lined. the only conceivable situation i will see would be if a pair who had babies have been the two called up...who would preserve the youngsters? In this form of case, we would choose a equipment the place the couple would come to a kind who keeps to be in the back of, and that they'd report a petition. otherwise, we would placed ourselves in a position (as a country) the place war creates an entire era of orphans based on the state. As for females seeming "prepared" to be lined...to be honest, how prepared are adult men? females ARE struggling with for the appropriate to serve on the front traces, which they presently can not do, and it is not sensible that females would be lined interior the draft suited now, after we can't serve interior the means that the draft is meant for. enable's settle for it, the draft isn't used to fill "service rolls", authentic preparation is important for that, yet to offer the militia greater suitable "cannon fodder." provide females who're presently serving the appropriate to serve in each and every means, and the draft will stick to.

2016-12-18 12:11:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There are several arguments as to why women are not required to register with Selective Service as men are (in case there ever is a draft).

According to the military's website, 95% of jobs in the military are open to women. The remaining 5% are combat jobs.

It is often thought that women are not allowed in combat because they are perceived to be inadequate fighters. In reality, it has been shown that men are more likely to act in dangerous, foolish manners attempting to save female fighters, resulting in the death of more soldiers.

Other arguments include menstruation, pregnancy, physical attributes, succeptability to rape, and whether or not American civilians can bear seeing women injured in war. (These do not take into account that some women do not menstruate [and the rest use sanitary products or can be treated via hormone therapy if necessary], that soldiers are not allowed to fraternize, that some women are stronger than some men, that men are often raped in combat, and that civilians don't fight the war and don't have to watch TV.)

2007-03-19 09:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by Holly 5 · 7 1

If there is a draft I believe that women would be included. Things have changed a lot since the draft ended in the early 70's.

2007-03-12 20:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by Judith 6 · 0 5

Women are a lot different than men are. Women deal with different medical issues and also process and handle stress differently. Not to mention that women are often the caregivers for children and have the capability of having children. Someone has to be able to take care of the family if a man gets drafted.

2007-03-12 16:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 4 5

Women weren't included because there was always this double standard, and it was felt that women needed to be saved and protected. while there still IS a double standard in many ways, it is now understood that women are just as capable as men are, and IF they start the draft again, i believe that women would be included in it.

2007-03-20 12:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by JEANNE B 3 · 1 1

In some countries (Israel for example) they are. In most developed countries with professional army, no one is included in draft but the door are open equally to men and women. Finally, in some more traditional and less developed countries they are not because there is a huge prejudice that the destiny of the country and territory is in men's hands.

2007-03-13 04:37:13 · answer #7 · answered by Aurora 4 · 0 4

Women are not allowed to fight on the front lines, therefore they are not needed. A draft is needed when actual fighting needs to be done, so it would be pretty pointless to draft women when they can't fight.

2007-03-12 16:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by <3 alex 2 · 2 2

Because many men in this country believe that women are put on this earth to reproduce and that putting their lives on the line in the military would take away from their priority (or at least their priority as far as some people are concerned)

2007-03-19 06:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by mfjoseph 1 · 0 2

I don't know. I would want to be drafted. I am ex military police and would love to go to war. Women want equal they should get equal whether they want it or not.

2007-03-20 15:01:01 · answer #10 · answered by RoxanneZG 3 · 3 1

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