[Magdalen] Everett @ the DMV.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Christopher>why are only men required to register for the selective service?


Good point Christopher. I'm not sure if the ability for women to serve in 
combat will change that as I think that is still *voluntary* once they've 
enlisted, but maybe that will move women closer to this requirement of 
registering because if they can serve in combat (even if by choice) they can 
be counted -- or GOD forbid, another draft - I'm sure *all* able bodied 
young men and women would be required in that case. I do think that having a 
draft wakes most people up to the real tragedies of combat and possibly 
tempers the citizenry to pay closer attention to what and especially whom 
are being sacrificed for the sake of the situation.  The all volunteer army, 
conceived  of in my kids lifetime  was during a time of relative peace 
between our country and the world. I believe that the final tweaking of the 
draft to the lottery system in '70 was the real beginning of the end to the 
"Vietnam conflict".... no more deferments. I wonder if there is a list 
somewhere of the deferments available from the '50s  through the roll out of 
the lottery system? I know that parenthood, college enrollment and certain 
jobs like teaching and going into the ministry (that's a whole 'nother story 
when I look at many clergy of all denominations who may have taken that 
route... interesting reflection on 'vocation', call, and safety)  were all 
deferred well into the '60s.  WE don't see nearly as many men teaching in 
primary or secondary education as we did when I was growing up.

This war has seen so much personal devastation in the middle east to lives, 
to geography and to city structures, it is inconceivable that it will be 
made right any time soon.  And then there are our returning servicemen, 
mostly such a low profile but so much that is mostly known only to friends 
and family of the vets - so much debilitating physical and mental impairment 
and now, more publicized the suicide rate... coupled with what seems like 
the worst care and management of the VA in my lifetime.  I have friends who 
were career men in Navy and Army. To hear what is happening to retirees and 
their benefits both medical and financial defies reason.   Ok... rant mode 
off. Sad just thinking about all of this.

Lynn

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From: "Christopher Hart" <cervus51 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 6:44 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Everett @ the DMV.

> Government sponsored sex discrimination. I know we don't actually have a
> draft, and haven't for forty years, but if men and women are equally
> eligible to serve in the military why are only men required to register 
> for
> the selective service? Probably because the idea of drafting women is
> anathema to most Americans, but it's still discriminatory.
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> https://www.sss.gov/Home/registration
>>
>> Eleanor
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:36 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Selective Service:  I'll ask his teacher.  You'd think it would have 
>> > been
>> > mentioned by now.  Is Selective Service still a Thing?
>> >
>>
>
>
>
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> Christopher Hart
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