Stephanie
Diamond Member
- Jul 11, 2004
- 70,230
- 10,864
- 2,040
As it should be in the ObamaNation
links in article at site
SNIP:
By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor
Ladies, for the first time ever, Uncle Sam soon may be pointing at you.
Days after the Pentagon cleared women to take certain combat roles, advocacy groups for military women say another new hour has arrived for all young female adults to register with Selective Service, the giant pool of names collected by the government should America ever opt to revive the draft.
The movement to require women ages 18 to 25 to sign up for Selective Service mirroring the law for all U.S. men in that demographic is rooted in both active-duty and veteran circles.
The Service Womens Action Network (SWAN), which strives to represent all women in the armed forces, believes such a change is simply the logical next step to Secretary of Defense Leon Panettas decision last week to erase the long prohibition on females in combat.
SWAN advocates for the inclusion of women into Selective Service, said Anu Bhagwati, executive director of SWAN and a former Marine Corps captain. Lifting the ban on women officially serving in combat is about giving qualified women the opportunity to serve and making our military stronger, and that would include having women register for Selective Service."
If you are going to say total equality in the military, that has to include Selective Service registration, agreed Cassaundra StJohn, founder and CEO of F7 Group, which provides resources, training and mentoring to female veterans. StJohn served in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve between 1985 and 1998, reaching the rank of staff sergeant.
all of it here
Push for all younger women to register with Selective Service gaining steam - U.S. News
links in article at site
SNIP:
By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor
Ladies, for the first time ever, Uncle Sam soon may be pointing at you.
Days after the Pentagon cleared women to take certain combat roles, advocacy groups for military women say another new hour has arrived for all young female adults to register with Selective Service, the giant pool of names collected by the government should America ever opt to revive the draft.
The movement to require women ages 18 to 25 to sign up for Selective Service mirroring the law for all U.S. men in that demographic is rooted in both active-duty and veteran circles.
The Service Womens Action Network (SWAN), which strives to represent all women in the armed forces, believes such a change is simply the logical next step to Secretary of Defense Leon Panettas decision last week to erase the long prohibition on females in combat.
SWAN advocates for the inclusion of women into Selective Service, said Anu Bhagwati, executive director of SWAN and a former Marine Corps captain. Lifting the ban on women officially serving in combat is about giving qualified women the opportunity to serve and making our military stronger, and that would include having women register for Selective Service."
If you are going to say total equality in the military, that has to include Selective Service registration, agreed Cassaundra StJohn, founder and CEO of F7 Group, which provides resources, training and mentoring to female veterans. StJohn served in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve between 1985 and 1998, reaching the rank of staff sergeant.
all of it here
Push for all younger women to register with Selective Service gaining steam - U.S. News