Just_A_Mom
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Women can't fly fighter/bomber planes? Submarines? Nursing? There are a huge number of military jobs that would free up males for the few jobs that women still can't perform. Assuming of course that a war large enough to warrant using a draft will be fought with large numbers of combat arms troops and not mostly via missiles and planes.
Infantry. The purpose is to supply the country with INFANTRY soldiers.
Last I heard females are still forbidden from serving in the infantry.
http://www.sss.gov/FSwomen.htm
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE At President Clinton's request, the Department of Defense reviewed this issue in 1994. DoD noted that America's prior drafts were used to supply adequate numbers of Army ground combat troops. Because women are excluded by policy from front line combat positions, excluding them from the draft process remains justifiable in DoD's view. Although no conclusions were reached, DoD recognized that policies regarding women need to be reviewed periodically because the role of women in the military continues to expand.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Selective Service System, if given the mission and additional funding, is capable of registering and drafting women with its existing infrastructure.[/FONT]