Women registering for Selective Service

Well Round 1 was just suppose to be an introduction but w/e guess we don't need any structure for this debate. Requiring women to register for Selective Service like their male counterpart promotes equality between both genders. Women have recently been allowed to serve in any jobs in the military (combat roles) so wouldn't it be equality for women to register for Selective Service as well? No one actually enjoys having Selective Service System. Selective Service is a very cheap insurance, if the need ever arises the US can have quick access to available manpower to fill the needs of military recruitment. However there is a huge difference between a draft and Selective Service, a draft actually forces individuals to serve in the military while registering for Selective Service simply means the Government can call you up if necessary. There wasn't been a draft since 1973, it's unlikely to ever come back given the cost of military conflicts in this current day and time. In a perfect world we wouldn't need insurance right? Well that's why car Insurance, life insurance, medical insurance etc exist. Selective Service is like an insurance, we hope it never has to come to that but if need be we will have some form of coverage if a necessity arises. "Forcing anybody at any age to leave their homes and families to go off to a foreign nation to fight people who aren't actively attacking the nation is an absolutely barbaric system that needs to be stopped." You're very right it's an inhumane system that should be stopped. However it is a necessity, what if a conflict actually arises that puts the US in danger? Well without Selective Service the military would be delayed in drawing necessary manpower to defend the US. You have to understand if politicians actually impose the draft it'd be political suicide unless it is actually a legitimate reason. "Not since World War Two has there been a time in which Americans were in any real danger of being attacked."" We had to draft 11,535,000 men to fight WWII, does it mean all of them faced combat or were deployed? No. Again there is a difference between the draft and Selective Service. "Not once, however, did a Soviet bomb California, and while there have been terrorist attacks after 9/11 in America, the total number of people killed by violent jihadists since 9/11 has been 95, including the recent Orlando nightclub shooting. This means that yesterday, there were more deaths caused by violent right wing shooters than there were deaths caused by terrorists. (1) America does not need more soldiers than they already have." Selective Service has nothing to do with violent jihadists or the recent Orlando shooting, we fought two wars Afghanistan and Iraq with an all volunteer force. We did not have to use Selective Service to draft men as enough men and women volunteered to serve in the military. Again Selective Service is a very cheap insurance, it doesn't mean there will actually be a draft. But if we ever need one Selective Service will be there. "http://securitydata.newamerica.net...; Your source has nothing to do with the topic. Sources: https://www.sss.gov... http://www.nationalww2museum.org...