Women registering for Selective Service

First of all thank you for providing sources. "Well, retaining information on people potentially subject to conscription... That's just signing up for the draft ahead of time, and then playing a second layer of russian roulette to see who will have to go fight. They won't have a choice when that time comes, that's why the draft itself is an issue." You can't sign up for something that hasn't been non-existent for decades now. Of course the draft is immoral but it is has shown to be necessary often in history, again the last draft was in 1973. There is no guarantee it'll ever come back either. Look at Israel they're surrounded by enemies in all fronts, for the survival and existence of Israel they need to conscript Israelis citizens over the age of 18 who are Jewish, Druze or Circassian. If there was no conscription in Israel they would be overrun but hostiles in all fronts as shown in history. "Well, think about it, right now, who could start World War 3 aside from us? North Korea, Russia, or someone in the Middle East. The only enemy who could pose enough of a threat against the /world/ is Russia. There's also Britain, Canada, most of Europe to fight with us. And we have the biggest military in the world, unless North Korea is to be believed. (1)(2)" The world is subject to change constantly. After WWI people thought there would never be a conflict as devastating as that war, yet only 21 years later another World War erupts this time it's even more destructive than the first. The world will not remain the same, European nations have been heading towards a decline while countries in Asia especially China has been on the rise. As you know we aren't on the friendliest terms with China, who knows we could improve our relations over time or it could deteriorate. The world economy is reliant on each other, the 2008 recession in the US also devastated other nations as well. You overestimate the abilities of Canada and Europe. False, China has the world's biggest military, the US however has undeniable the world's strongest current military. Does that mean we'll keep our status as the world power? There are no guarantees, we didn't rise to our status as the world power through peaceful diplomacy either. "It took two bombs to end Japan's fight in World War 2. America didn't take down Germany, the Europeans did, with a small amount of help from Americans and others. They could have gotten by just fine without us." Very false, it was more than just two atomic bombs to end the war with Japan. Just one example look at the Battle of Okinawa. I never said America took down Germany on their own, actually European nations fell to Nazi Germany pretty quick look at the Blitzkrieg during WWII. Only the United Kingdoms remained free from Nazi control during WWII. And that was as a result of maintaining air dominance and geographical location which helped prevent Germany from invasion. Look at the Invasion of Normandy and the Battle of Stalingrad. The central power lost Europe as a result of invading Russia and US intervention. No the allies were not fine without the US, that is very incorrect knowledge of history. The US heavily favored supplying the allies during WWII as well. Once again the central power successfully invaded EVERY Ally Power European nation except for the United Kingdom. We are getting out of topic but all nations who had relevancy to WWII had to draft men to fight. Like I said the draft is inhumane yes but often necessary at times. "But, no matter what they want to call it, it's still a necessity and it's still able to force those people to go to war." Selective Service does not draft men and women, they only collect data for potential conscription. And no a draft does not mean there is a war, there has been a draft during peace time as well. "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both believe that the middle east is the largest threat to America. (3)(4)" Politicians tend to promote fear mongering. It's unrealistic thinking to believe the draft will come back to combat terrorism. Once again the US fought two wars simultaneously in the Middle East without needing a draft. "Everyone knew they didn't need one..." Exactly. "Violent jihadists are, according to many people today, the greatest threat to America. They would be who the draft would be getting people to go kill if it happened today. " You said this, once again there hasn't been a draft since 1973 "Parents are not being forced to go and get shot." Who said people are going to get shot as a result of serving in the military? That's like saying because Billy drives a car he's going to get in a car crash. As a matter of fact more people die as a result of car crashes in comparison to death while deployed in the Middle East, the US military also loses more personnel as a result of car crashes. Does that mean we should ban cars? No offense but you like so many other Americans have very limited knowledge on current events, history and the US military. Source: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org... http://www.worldatlas.com... http://www.history.com... http://www.history.com... http://www.desertsun.com...