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Say No to Forcing Women to Register with the Selective Service
Voluntary enlistment in the military provides an honorable career to many individuals, both male and female. With the establishment of the Selective Service Act, obtaining replacement personnel in catastrophic warfare is possible. Traditionally the draft only included young men ages 18-25. The idea of including women in the draft is recurring, first suggested during World War II for conscripting nurses, Congress rejected the plan in 1945. President Jimmy Carter revised the idea in 1980, which again was denied by Congress. In 1981, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that allowing women in the draft was illegal since women could not serve …
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Tagged Department of Defense, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Heck, mental health, Naomi Parker, National Defense Authorization Act, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, RAND Corporation, Rosie the Riveter, Selective Services, sexual assault, Women in the Draft
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