Women should register with Selective Service, for equality and national security
By Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich, opinion contributor — 02/04/19 09:00 AM EST
In 2016, Congress created the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to promote a greater ethos of service in the United States. This ethos would include the notion of service to America above self. The commission also would develop ideas to inspire more Americans to serve.
The members of the commission recently rendered its interim report, and the final report is due in March 2020. Congress charged the commission with two specific tasks. First, to review the Selective Service System, which requires all males ages 18 to 25 to register for possible conscription into the U.S. armed forces if Congress and the president deem conscription necessary. An important part of this review is to determine whether women should be required to register, potentially subjecting them to conscription into the armed forces.
Second, the commission was to examine and recommend ways to increase participation in military, national and public service as a means to strengthen our nation. The commission is exploring whether the government should require all Americans to serve in some capacity, as part of their civic duty, as well as what the length of that service should be. Although the commission proposes that “all Americans†serve in some capacity, it focuses on the 18- to 25-year-old cohort.
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