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Old 30th Jul 2021, 16:22
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SASless
 
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The one good result of Daughters having to register for the Draft (our Selective Service System or Conscription) is hopefully when it comes to shipping your Daughter off to War in some foreign place....the Mom's and Dad's might begin to insist that it really must be a genuine necessity.

Historically we accept the concept that our Son's must serve in time of War and we have endured their loss in combat.

I had a friend who had to see his Daughter deploy to Afghanistan....and it was a very traumatic experience for him.

He put on a brave face at the airport but later at his home he was not able to maintain that facade.....and seeing him in Tears over it was a very emotional experience.

He said he had seen his Son go off to Iraq....and that was hard enough but he never dreamed he would ever see his Daughter headed off for combat.

Women are quite capable of serving and if we are going to insist on equal opportunity then having them subject to being drafted is only fair.

That being said....hopefully we shall be much more careful about getting involved in War.
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