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Momentum builds for drafting women.(Insider Report)(Brief Article)
As predicted in these pages (see "Reviving the Draft" in our January 26 issue), the Selective Service System (SSS) "has proposed registering women for the military draft and requiring that young Americans regularly inform the government about whether they have training in niche specialties needed in the armed services," reported the May 1 Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
"The proposal, which the agency's acting Director Lewis Brodsky presented to senior Pentagon officials just before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, also seeks to extend the age of draft registration to 34 years old, up from 25."
"In line with today's needs, the Selective Service System's structure, programs and activities should be re-engineered toward maintaining a national inventory of American men and, for the first time, women, ages 18 through 34, with an added focus on identifying individuals ...
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- Magazine article from: Reason Oliver, Charles July 1, 2000 700+ words
* The Selective Service system never seems to give up in its quest to punish men who don't want to kill others. Last year, it tried to convince the state...
- Statement by White House Press Secretary on Selective Service System
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire May 18, 1994 700+ words
...press secretary on the selective service system: The President has announced...draft registration and the Selective Service System (SSS). In letters to...draft registration and the Selective Service System. While tangible military...
- SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM WAITS FOR WAR.(Main)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) December 15, 1990 700+ words
...war machine, the U.S. Selective Service System has been quietly waiting...about $26 million, the Selective Service System has filed the names and...northern Illinois (the Selective Service won't say where). The...
- No More Draft?; Pentagon Concedes Selective Service System May Not Be Necessary
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post John Lancaster March 4, 1994 700+ words
...Pentagon concedes the Selective Service System may no longer be necessary...Security Council. The Selective Service System, which maintains a registry...have decided that the Selective Service System is a dinosaur whose time...
- SELECTIVE SERVICE SEEKS BOARD MEMBERS.(Neighbors East)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) February 26, 2004 700+ words
...Selective Service. The Selective Service system maintains nearly 2,000...becoming a part of the Selective Service System and, therefore, the...informative Web site, visit the Selective Service System at www.sss.gov. It...
- SELECTIVE SERVICE STUDIED FAST DRAFT FOR CRISES.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) February 17, 2007 700+ words
...Hearst Newspapers WASHINGTON -- The Selective Service System last year studied whether it should...because of opposition from within the Selective Service System. William Chatfield, the Selective Service System director, ordered the Arlington...
- President Clinton Names Five to the National Selective Service Appeal Board
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire March 21, 1995 700+ words
...in 1986. The National Selective Service Appeal Board is a civilian agency within the Selective Service System. The mission of the Selective Service System is "to deliver untrained manpower to the armed forces in time of emergency in accordance...
- Office of the Press Secretary -- President Clinton names Jane Macon as a member...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire February 14, 2000 700+ words
...Espanol in Madrid, Spain. The National Appeals Board is a civilian agency within the Selective Service System. The mission of the Selective Service System is to "deliver untrained manpower to the armed forces in time of emergency in accordance...
