Coming to a battalion near you beginning in 2016, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced today the rules excluding females from combat roles will be eliminated. Service branches will conduct studies between now and the close of 2015 in order to identify any roles that may need to continue to bar women.
Panetta’s announcement came on the heals of President Obama’s inaugural address, which outlined Mr. Obama’s progressive targets for the next four years.
I don’t recall seeing this on his list; however, Congress ought to move quickly to validate the administration’s bold left-footed step towards sex and gender equality.
In fact, they should do one better and bring the right foot up to the left.
How?
By providing legislation to modify requirements of the Selective Service to include mandatory registration of American women of suitable military age.
After all, it’s only fair. Equality swings both ways.
So . . . who’s looking forward to watching their wives, sisters, mothers and daughters sign up for the draft?
Who’s not?
Have at it folks. Bonus points for referencing any musical in your argument.
*Gun Babes? Hmmm…..haven’t they been around for a very long time. You can go on line and watch girls in bikinis shooting every known automatic firearm. That started back in the ’80’s maybe.
The reality is as Clint Eastwood said: “If a girl wants to be a lumberjack….she has to carry her end of the log.”
Women in combat? We would not suggest that our daughter or realitive sign up…but
then – it is totally up to each and every individual to make their own decisions on such things.
“How fast can you run the 100?” said Dirty Harry. There is little doubt that women have the guts to to the job. Are they as physically able? Some are and some aren’t.
The Military Services will have to set the proper standards and every recruit will have to meet those requirements. After they do….no problem!
Conservatives worst fears are coming true!
Obama’s gonna get our guns, now he want’s our women.
What’s next? The kids? My bibles?
Mama Mia! My guess is that they’ll be telling us what color to Paint Your Wagon!
What color you have to paint your wagon is usually a HOA or DRB issue.
Ryan, do you agree with women in combat ? Or the Selective Service having “binders full of women”?
I think one necessitates the other. It’s not logical to state that women in combat roles make the military stronger, but they shouldn’t be required to register for the draft. That or get rid of the SSA entirely.
In other words, it’s inequality for all or equality for all, not a hodgepodge of rewards absent of responsibility. Women, now qualified to serve, are also now qualified to assume duty.
I think that making a final determination of which roles are open and which will remained closed until 2015 is a reasonable transition period to allow management to determine how to implement the policy.
I also think that folks ought to be careful stating the change is “long overdue.” I don’t think the transition would have been appropriate or successful in the 20th century. The time appears to be now (or 2016 rather), and those advocating quick and unplanned transitions with respect to men and women who sacrifice greatly for our country ought to have their heads examined.
+1 pt for referencing “binders full of women.” -1 pt for no musicals.
+1 pt for referencing “binders full of women.” -1 pt for no musicals.
A “Titanic” oversight on my part. I’m busy trying to figure out “How to Suceed In Business Without Really Trying” so I can pay the “Rent.”
I think that the biggest proponents of the women in combat role has been WOMEN. They are already getting shot, maimed, and killed serving in the military, without any of the promotions that one gets for having served in combat on their records.
Another case of men telling women what they can do with their bodies.
OK, you get your point back.
I’m putting it on probation for the last line. That’s a fantastic stretch, yet . . . no foul.