At his weekly briefing with reporters on Tuesday at the Capitol, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that women should be “treated equally” when it comes to being required to register with the Selective Service.
“Women ought to be treated equally,” Hoyer said.
Current law requires men between the ages of 18 and 25 to register with the Selective Service to serve as a pool for the U.S. military should a draft become necessary. Since Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in December that all combat roles would be open to females beginning in January, discussion has been sparked about whether women should be required to register with the Selective Service.
In discussing the House’s upcoming consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Hoyer was asked about women and the Selective Service.
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6 comments:
Yes, the wanted equal. A girl can stop a bullet as good as my son can!
Abuse of female POWs is not going to go over well. The public outrage could screen or promote a war we don't want.
No way,period.
Absolutely not. The whole reasoning being that men fight and die, women support at home and reproduce more warriors.
It's that simple, people! Are you this stupid?
idiot hoyer
Democrats are running out of social issues to run on when was the last time they did anything that benefited all Americans ?
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