Women registering for Selective Service

"You seem to intent on making sure we know the draft and Selective Service are different. That's true. But in the same way a chicken and egg are different. One doesn't exist without the other. No chicken no egg. No egg no chicken. Selective Service registration exists for the purposes of a draft. The draft when it was in use depended on and relied on Selective Service." That is a good analogy to an extent. While it is true that there can't be an egg without a chicken it isn't the perfect analogy for Selective Service. Just because Selective Service exists doesn't guarantee a draft will exist. There hasn't been a draft since 1973 and we have also fought two wars simultaneously in the Middle East without needing to reinstate the draft. For the past 43 years all Selective Service does is register men between the ages of 18-25 during those years. A better analogy would be life insurance. Selective Service is a very cheap life insurance so if sh*t hits the fan and we need to draft people to meet the the defense needs of the Armed Forces. We hope there won't be need to draw from life insurance but we know there is always a chance. Let's say two parents in their early 40s are raising 3 kids all around the age of 5-10. If one of the parent was to suddenly die of hard attack, life insurance is there to cover the cost of living for the remaining parent and kids. Look at WWI, "By 1916, it had become clear that any participation by the United States in the conflict in Europe would require a far larger army. While President Wilson at first wished to use only volunteers to supply the troops needed to fight, it soon became clear that this would be impossible. When war was declared, Wilson asked for the army to increase to a force of one million. Indeed, six weeks after war was declared, only 73,000 had volunteered for service. Wilson accepted the recommendation by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker for a draft." Obviously war and the draft is immoral but often it is necessary, in a perfect world we wouldn't need to have Selective Service but we don't live in a perfect world. "If it is not for the draft then what purpose does Selective Service have? A symbolic ritual for 18 year old children for which half of them aren't allowed to take part. Let girls register as well as boys but why have it at all?" I've explained the purpose of Selective Service above, it's actually quite a quick process. 18 year olds are adults not children. How is it a symbolic ritual? It serves a clear cut purpose ""To furnish manpower to the Defense Department during a national emergency, to manage alternative service for men classified as conscientious objectors, and to register, with only a few exceptions, all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants residing in the United States who are ages 18 through 25..." Wouldn't it be fair to register both men and women? Does registering women actually mean there will be a draft? Of course not but if sh*t hits the fan we will have a larger pool and of recruits to draw from. "For the more substantive and real part it is about military service." It is about military service, but does it mean everyone who registers for Selective Service will serve in the military against their will? No, there hasn't been a draft since 1973, again we've fought two wars simultaneously with an all volunteer force. "I concur with your assertion the armed services will rely on volunteers for as long as possible but when they have to go to a draft it will be to fill position which the average female lacks the physical strength to handle." Of we truly are not able to meet the needs of the Armed Forces without volunteers it means sh*t has to really hit the fan (aka WWIII.) The military isn't entirely all about physical capabilities either. It's not easy to fly fighter aircraft, work with nukes, handle the logistics of thousands of highly trained Armed Forces personnel etc etc. If physical capabilities were truly a hindrance, women wouldn't be allowed to serve in the Armed Forces at all. With women registering for Selective we approximately doubles potential recruits we can draw from if we are in a state of emergency and we need them to defend the United States (again sh*t has to really hit the fan for that to occur.) We would be able to draft top quality recruits, if we only drafted men we will half those who can qualify to serve in the military. In either case if the demand for recruits were the same we would have to lower the quality of people who serve in the Armed Forces. Obviously a criminal would make a terrible Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman, Coast Guardsmen. Those criminals would put their fellow Armed Forces personnel at risk in comparison to recruits who are not criminals. But if we had double the pool of recruits we wouldn't need to resort to criminals. I may sound inhumane but that is the truth. Sources: http://www.historyisaweapon.com... https://www.sss.gov...