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Beginning in the 1970s, "liberal feminists" have argued in favor of extending conscription to women, taking the position that women cannot have the same rights as men if they do not have the same responsibilities, and that exempting women from conscription perpetuates stereotypes of women as weak and helpless.
The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II. President Roosevelt's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16, 1940, began the first peacetime draft in the United States. The 1940 law instituted conscription in peacetime, requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35.
“Women are doing a remarkable job in our forces today, and if we were in a situation requiring a draft, I think we would need all able-bodied citizens 18 and above,” he said.
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The claim: US military is requiring women to register for the draft. A June 16 Facebook post claims a new demographic is now legally required to register for the Selective Service. "The US ...
U.S. armed forces leaders said on Tuesday that women should be required to register for the military draft, along with men.
Expanded-age conscription was common during the Second World War: in Britain, it was commonly known as "call-up" and extended to age 51. Nazi Germany termed it Volkssturm ("People's Storm") and included boys as young as 16 and men as old as 60. [26] During the Second World War, both Britain and the Soviet Union conscripted women.
On 1 July 2003, a new military medical expertise statute was adopted; it said people "who have problems with their identity and sexual preferences" can only be drafted during war times. [87] However, this clause contradicted another clause of the same statute which stated that different sexual orientation should not be considered a deviation.