[Lera]

I didn’t say women should not serve , I said they should not be forced to serve .

You really do not want and entire generation raised by mothers with PTSD . It ends with very messed up kids if they don’t come out of it quickly.

[notdownwidems]

No. 1, you won't have an 'entire generation' as most, even the vast majority of, women will never see combat.

No. 2, it seems to me that kids are pretty messed up right now, and for the reason that they are coddled and never have to face any real adversity (exceptions notwithstanding.

No. 3, take your statement "I didn’t say women should not serve , I said they should not be forced to serve" and change 'women' to 'men'...still think the same thing? If not, why not? This is where the issue of basic fairness comes in. If women are truly the equal of men, they MUST BE TREATED AS SUCH, in ALL circumstances. To exclude them from the selective service is the worst kind of condescension.