The important thing to remember:
There are women who dont want to serve in the military and couldnt care less about having similar rights as men. There are women out there that dont want to be submarine commanders, who dont want to fly fighter jets. There are women out there who are perfectly happy to contribute to a household by cleaning the house, taking care of the kids, making sure a good meal is prepared and managing the home. I happen to have one such woman and she is just as vital and important a part of this household as I am.
then...
there are women who want to have these equil rights, they want to roll in the mud and blood for weeks without hot showers, they want to be fortune 500 CEOs, they will not be happy unless they are flying their A-10 down flak alley at 350 knots bearing HARMs down on some SAM site. Some women just want to be one of the guys so bad they can taste it.
and hey, that's fine to want those things... but their crusade - is currently - will continue and always has screwed things up for a lot of women out there that didnt want to burn their bras.
i say give them what they want.
from this date forward all women at the age of 18 should have to sign up for selective service.
the physical and mental standards should remain the same as they have always been.
If any one of us men got drafted and hopped over into Canada we are labeled shameful draft dodgers... why shouldn't a woman have to live with the same choices and decisions?
I think from a perspective of discrimination - I'll have to insist on equality.
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