I'm against the draft system entirely. I think military service should be a person's choice, not forced upon them.

That being said, in countries where the draft system is still in place ... no, I don't think women should be drafted.

You see, this new-aged "politically correct" way of thinking has made this generation quite delusional in many ways. While gender equality is wonderful, you can't deny the facts that we are not physically equal.

Men are (generally) stronger, faster, and more able for combat than women. Yes, there are always exceptions to the rule, but this statement is true for the vast majority. Women have equal intelligence and (possibly greater) endurance to men, but all other "warrior" attributes are weaker. Thus, you can logically come to the conclusion that men are going to outperform women in a battlefield setting.

There is actually a rank in the Navy that no woman has ever reached due to this. I want to say it's the rank of Navy SEAL, but I can't be 100% certain. I just remember my nephew doing research when he was thinking about joining, and the test for that certain role was so insane that very few men could do it, and certainly no women.

Following this logic, it stands to reason that women would be better suited staying at home and maintaining their family / job / structured society.

However, if a woman choose to follower a military path, I think she has every right to do so. Everyone has a choice, and if that's something she wants, then that's fine. But forcing women into such a position is just wrong.

I also think if a draft for women did come into play, then they should be limited to less physically-demanding roles. The military has quite a few research positions, as well as strategists and general desk-duty jobs. In those areas women would not be at a disadvantage, and could perform as well as any man.

Anyway, that's about it. I could speak about how devastating it could be for children to lose their mothers and all that, but I'll just drop it here.


***Note: I'm not trying to be a backwoods sexist here - in fact I am a woman. I just think it's stilly to refuse to admit facts in these "equality" cases.***