Why don't women have to enroll in the Selective Service?
491317
as a woman i don't understand it either.  i told the recruiter to f*** off when i tried to sign up for the air force because he wouldn't allow me to do "mens jobs".  women should have to register just like the men do.  we wanted to be able to join the military and we can, we wanted to do mens jobs and now (years after i tried) we can, so why shouldn't we have to register?
145263
Under the federal law they are not REQUIRED to hire a certain number of women, but rather their workforce must be representative of the community in which it is based.  There is still some legal debate over what that REALLY means.
517727
Because you do not need the President to pass a Constitutional amendment, which is what it took.\nAn amendment is passed by the state legislatures, and women mobilized at the state level to get it passed.\n\nHere is a good timeline on suffrage:\nhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwtl.html\n\nGood info here:\nhttp://www.history.rochester.edu/class/suffrage/home.htm
784293
I'm a woman, and I'm kind of against affirmative action.  I think that a person should be hired based on merit, not his or her race or gender.  I really wouldn't like working at a job where I was hired mainly because I am a woman, and the company doesn't want to appear sexist.
758423
YES.  For a while there was a rumor that the Army was taking people that didn't have either, but it was just a rumor.  You can go into the Delayed Enlistment/Entry Program while still in High School, but you have to have a High School Diploma or GED to enlist.
329896
When there was the draft, nobody thought anything of it - it was just a fact of male life.  People of course tried to get out of it, sure.  But most people went if drafted and some even signed up to "get it out of the way."\n\nPeople thought it was one's duty to one's country to serve in the military.  Also, they thought it "built character," and "straightened kids out," and so on.\n\nBut there were other advantages to the draft.  There was no dearth of soldiers.  And when nearly everybody had somebody in the military, going to war was not an easily taken decision and if there was a war, it sat on more people's minds and hearts.  So the country was more involved and watchful.  And the burden of fighting was not borne disproportionately by minorities and the poor.\n\nSo there are advantages to the draft, mostly for the country at large.  The disadvantages seem mostly to relate to the concerns of individuals who would have their lives interrupted.
327484
Absolutely.  Except, and here's the kicker....women are NOT held up to same standards as men.  Women scream equality and then refuse to play by the rules.  All Americans should be REQUIRED to serve in military OR do an equal amount of community service as a part of their citizenship.  As far as women in the military...what a joke.  Most (I SAY MOST>>>NOT ALL) do not meet the same standards as men.  They are not required to run as fast or with the same amount of weight in their rucks, they get special exceptions for being pregnant.  When my hubby was in army, all the girls did was have babies..they hardly ever worked and then got out as if they had fulfilled their contracts.  If a women had to cover a man in the field, could she run as fast, shoot as well and carry as much?  How many women in military today could pull a 200 lb. man up off the ground and carry him like most men could do to their female counterparts? Woman need to sign up and play by the rules as they are written. Oh, yeah, and I think women who are in military should have to sign a contract thatthey will not get pregnant while enlisted or risk losing their enlistment.  Career militray women should have to take a sabatical to get pregnant, like the rest of us do.  You can't defend a country and rely on a certain number of personnel when some of them get preggy just to avoid deployment!!! Oh, and by the way..I AM A FEMINIST!
793757
The age is 18. And only males are required to register.[1]\nAlso you will be automatically registered if you file for financial aid.[2]\nThe women's exemption was found constitutional by The Supreme Court[3]
1101571
The Selective Service was instituted back when the US of A had a draft.  This was deemed a "fair" way of calling people up for military service.  You are assigned a number, and the number is called.  Therefore, alleviating the "name" call up, and giving an even playing board for the rich and poor alike.  \n\nWe no longer have a draft.  The draft will not be reinstated.  But, Selective Service is still in the law books.  You have to register with the Selective Service to receive FEDERAL aid.  This is the just like the law that says if a school does not allow military recruiters on campus, the school is not eligible for federal aid.\n\nIF the draft were ever to be re-instated (not bloody likely), then numbers will be drawn.  You will know that this is going to happen, tho, because the media will have a field day with it. *L*\n\nSO, don't worry about the Selective Service.  You can register at any Post Office, Army Recruiting Office, or on line at www.ssa.gov
156871
pepper, that is wrong...\n\nIf drafted, you do not have the "choice" not to go. Though no draft has occurred since Vietnam. Today's military is completely voluntary, but the draft is and always will be there as an insurance policy if we are ever in an extremely bad situation. And if drafted everyone called must report. Refusal to report can result in action by the government.\n\nAs a matter of fact, I am one that believes that every able bodied person should serve. I believe it would keep us at a better state of preparedness and that it would cut down things such as unemployment and poverty. People who serve receive training that can be used in the public world as job skills. Self reliability and dicipline are also embraced by military training. Those are things that the younger generation of today is sorely lacking overall.\n\nAs for the actual penalties\n\nWhat is the penalty for not registering?\nIf you do not register, you could be prosecuted and fined up to $250,000 and/or be put in jail for up to five years. Registration is also a requirement to qualify for Federal student aid, job training benefits, and most Federal employment.
151825
well  i havent thought of that, because me thinking "im a girl, guys would have that problem.. not me.."  but also i dont understand a draft at all.  i had my ex explain it to me, but i dont get it.  does that mean that i might have to go even tho i havent done anything like sign up for anything for the army?   i am sorry i can not help you as much here as i have been able to with your other questions.\n\n16
1185881
I'd rather have ppl in the military who  WANT to be there, not someone who is FORCED to be in the service.\n\nAll males when they turn 18 are required to register for the draft. If a draft is called, and the male is chosen, he is then required to report for duty. In that sense, his service is mandatory.\n\nFurther, a mandatory service goes against everything the US fought for back in the Revolutionary War. Those ideas are still highly valued.
999414
My doubts.  The congress and senate will not bring this up in an election year.  The left (Democrats) will to try and scare people into voting for them.  They will say the Republican government can't recruit enough soldiers for Iraq and other needs to get the job done and force a draft.  They won't use the word selective service or universal conscription -they will use the buzz word draft.
1011051
There might be some women's only military high schools, but there are no women's only military colleges.\n\nFor several years, the Virginia Military Institute had a Women's Leadership program with a cooperating female-only civilian college, but when VMI went co-ed the program was allowed to lapse for lack of interest.
1038893
No, there is no draft, therefore they signed up of their own freewill. It does not exempt them.\n\nBanger, seriously since you asked this under law & ethics and are getting alot of yes's verus my only no- please post under military, perhaps active duty people or vets can help you better.
495175
You can thank the intergration of females into army ranks for the reduction of readiness amongst recruits.\nHave you noticed, the Marine Corps refused to allow women to tarnish its training regimen.  Women in the Corps, are trained seperately, and that's the way it will stay.  So Pelosi, Boxer, and Clinton can whine all they want, this one they will not change.
1130647
You had to register with selective service?\n\n          I presume that since you are not a permanent resident alien, You would not be subject to being drafted.\n\n          We have people from Russia in the army.\n\n           I don't think there is any way around the requirement to be a permanent resident alien.