Commission Recommends Making Women Eligible for U.S. Military Draft

Commission Recommends Making Women Eligible for U.S. Military Draft

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/commission-recommends-making-women-eligible-for-u-s-military-draft/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202020-03-24&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart

Excerpt: The National Commission on Military, National and Public Service, formed by Congress to assess various military issues, will recommend making women eligible for the U.S. military draft, Politico reported on Tuesday. “This is a necessary and fair step, making it possible to draw on the talent of a unified Nation in a time of national emergency,” the commission wrote in a report to be released on Wednesday. (...) “Today, women…are able to hold any military job for which they are qualified,” Katey van Dam, a Marine Corps veteran and attack helicopter pilot, told the commission in 2019. “As society expects opportunity parity for women, it is time to also expect equal civic responsibility. In the event of a major war that requires national mobilization, women should serve their country to the same extent as male citizens.” [I favor sharing the burden and duty to serve in time of need by EVERY able citizen. The challenge is to define the “qualifications” for any specific job to maximize the chances of both success of the mission and survival of the individual soldiers and still accomplish the needs/goals of the nation. Ron P.]