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Selective Service question?
Should we get rid of Selective Service?
For those that don't know, Selective Service is a registry that all 18-year old males need to register with. The purpose is to create a database from which to draw from in the event that the military or government institutes another draft (like in Vietnam)
Now my question, Is this necessary? Is it constitutional? In this day and age, why are women still excluded from having to register?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Constitutional? Yes. See Rostker v Goldberg.
Women aren't required to register because we haven't yet changed the law (and by "we", I mean Congresscritters).
Should we get rid of it? I'm actually partially amenable to that idea, but it's really easy to keep in place and what would we use to determine eligibility for things like student loans (other than our current qualification of "Having a pulse").
Quite frankly, I don't think our nation asks enough of our young citizenry, and getting rid of SSS removes their slightest duty.
Source(s): Active-duty Navy - ?Lv 78 years ago
Is it still necessary? That is currently being debated.
Is it Constitutional - definitely.
Why are women excluded from having to register? Because more concentration is being given to possibly dismantling it entirely since it has been inactive for 40 years.
It really does not deserve that much concern or attention.
Source(s): ***** 100% Disabled Vietnam Veteran - Former Navy Airborne Electronic Warfare Officer
