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David sends us the news that the requirement for women’s draft registration is in the new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The measure died behind closed doors last year, but is back.<\/p>\n
Not everyone is behind this.<\/p>\n
Rebecca Kheel<\/strong><\/p>\n A fight over whether women should be required to register for a potential draft has been revived in Congress.<\/p>\n Last year, Congress appeared on the precipice of making women register with what’s formally called the Selective Service System, but the idea was dropped from the defense policy bill signed into law after closed-door House-Senate negotiations despite having bipartisan support.<\/p>\n Now, the proposal is back in the version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, making its way through the Senate, and conservatives are again vowing a fierce fight against what they refer to as “drafting our daughters.”<\/p>\n The U.S. military has not drafted anyone since the Vietnam War, and defense officials have repeatedly said they have no intention of moving away from the all-volunteer force.<\/p>\n But men ages 18 through 25 still have to register for Selective Service in case of an emergency catastrophic enough to activate the draft. If they fail to register, men face consequences such as losing access to federal financial aid for college.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 20-6 to require women to register for the draft as part of its version of this year’s NDAA. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n