My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have no problem with women in the military, if that's what they want to do.
Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.
It's possible that in the future, women could be drafted not only into the military... but actually drafted into combat. I'm very uncomfortable with that.
Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society.
And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.
Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.
If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it's a woman.
History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security.
Combat duty is strenuous and physically demanding, and I'm not the first person to notice that men and women are built differently. And while many will argue that women will only be allowed into combat arms units under the same requirements as their male counterparts, count me as skeptical.
This is still a man's profession, with a lot of men who intellectually and emotionally have not accepted that the military could be women's work.