U.S. Military Leaders Agree: Women Should Register for the Draft

US Military Leaders Agree: Women Should Register for the Draft (CNS News)

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday on opening all ground combat units to women, U.S. military leaders said it is time to require women to register for the Selective Service.

“Senator, it’s my personal view that based on this lifting of restrictions for assignment to unit MOS that every American who’s physically qualified should register for the draft,” Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller testified during the hearing titled, “Implementation of the Decision to Open All Ground Combat Units to Women.”

As CNSNews.com previously reported, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in December that all U.S. military positions - including combat operations - will be open to women. When asked if that means women must register for Selective Service like men are required to do, Carter said, “It may.”