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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.
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.
Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society.
Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help.
There's full consensus in the military that women shouldn't be in person-to-person combat. I don't know if we have enough experience to know whether this is the right approach. But women can be elsewhere. We have mandatory military service in Chile. I pushed for women in all areas.
I think women are too valuable to be in combat.
Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.
I have no problem with women in the military, if that's what they want to do.
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.