What is their choices? Is it true that women have to register now, or is it voluntary for them?
On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 8:44 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > opening combat to women means they will need to register for Selective > Service > --- > they have a choice. > > Failing to register or comply with the Military Selective Service Act is a > felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 or a prison term of up to > five years, or a combination of both. Also, a person who knowingly > counsels, aids, or abets another to fail to comply with the Act is subject > to the same penalties. > > If a man fails to register, or provides Selective Service with evidence > that he is exempt from the registration requirement, after receiving > Selective Service reminder and/or compliance mailings, his name is referred > to the Department of Justice for possible investigation and prosecution for > his failure to register as required by the Act. For clarification, if a man > is exempt from registering with the Selective Service System, his name is > not forwarded to the Department of Justice. The federal law stipulates that > names are to be submitted to the Department of Justice annually. > > The more immediate penalty is if a man fails to register before turning 26 > years old, even if he is not tried or prosecuted, he may find that some > doors are permanently closed. > > On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 7:15:31 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Eowyn posted: "He promised the "fundamental transformation" of >> America -- and that includes the former greatest military in the world. >> Obama assiduously is social re-engineering the military. See: Obama admin >> to end ban on transgenders in military Obama names" Respond to this post >> by replying above this line >> New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Obama opening combat to >> women means they will need to register for Selective Service >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/12/05/obama-opening-combat-to-women-means-they-will-need-to-register-for-selective-service/> >> by >> Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> >> >> He promised the "fundamental transformation" of America -- and that >> includes the former greatest military in the world. >> >> Obama assiduously is social re-engineering the military. See: >> >> - Obama admin to end ban on transgenders in military >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/obama-admin-to-end-ban-on-transgenders-in-military/> >> - Obama names open homosexual to be Secretary of Army >> >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/09/18/obama-names-open-homosexual-to-be-secretary-of-u-s-army/> >> - US Air Force base in Arizona flies American flag with LGBT rainbow >> stripes >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/us-air-force-base-in-arizona-flies-american-flag-with-lgbt-rainbow-stripes/> >> - University Army ROTC made to wear red high heels to “raise >> awareness” about rape >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/university-army-rotc-made-to-wear-red-high-heels-to-raise-awareness-about-rape/> >> - Christians are leaving the U.S. military >> >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/09/20/christians-are-leaving-the-u-s-military/> >> >> The latest: *Beginning next year*, 2016, *all U.S. military combat roles >> will be open to women*, including Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, should >> they meet the test, *Defense Secretary Ash Carter* announced >> <http://www.defenseone.com/management/2015/12/carter-open-all-women/124172> >> on Dec. 3. >> >> In so doing, *Carter rejected a request from the Marine Corps for a >> partial exception*, in order to keep the infantry, machine gunner, and >> fire support reconnaissance men-only. Carter said no: "We are a joint >> force, and I have decided to make a decision which applies to the entire >> force." >> >> [image: Obama at LGBT fundraiser in NY, Sept. 27, 2015.] >> <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/obama-at-lgbt-fundraiser-in-ny-sept-27-2015.jpg> >> >> In a statement released by the White House Thursday, *Obama said that >> opening up the remaining 10 percent of military positions, including combat >> roles, to women* "is another historic step forward." He said, "As >> Commander in Chief, I know that this change, like others before it, *will >> again make our military even stronger."* Obama had said the same thing >> when he earlier opened the ranks to homosexuals. >> >> *But a RAND Corporation study found strong opposition from special ops >> and non-commissioned officers*, at a time when Obama is sending 100-200 >> special ops troops to Iraq >> <http://patriotnewsdaily.com/special-forces-headed-back-to-iraq/> in the >> next few weeks as part of a military strategy "to defeat the Islamic >> State." The special ops will undertake intelligence-gathering, raids, and >> assassinations of top ISIS leaders. Carter said it would also give the U.S. >> a better vantage point, *allowing troops to move into Syria with ease.* >> >> In a nearly 300-page report obtained exclusively by *Defense One* with >> more than 150 additional pages of technical notes based on focus groups and >> a survey of those inside the special operations community, RAND >> Corporation <http://www.rand.org/> researchers found "strong, deep >> seated and intensely felt opposition to opening SOF (special operations >> forces) . . . to women," especially among SEALs, Air Force special ops >> and non-commissioned officers: >> >> - As many as *85%* of survey participants *oppose letting women into >> special operations forces (SOF).* >> - 71% oppose women in their unit. >> - The main concern of those who oppose women in special ops has to do >> with "mission effectiveness" and the unit's "continued ability to function >> as a highly performing team". >> >> >> >> The study found *three biggest areas of worry among special ops >> concerning women in combat*: >> >> 1. Eroding standards. >> 2. A decline in unit cohesion, mission effectiveness, and the ability >> to function as a highly performing team. >> 3. A question about how leadership would resolve conflicts between >> men and women. >> >> On the matter of women's physical readiness for special op standards, *the >> RAND study* not surprisingly *found that "On average, males generally >> outperform females."* The RAND study nevertheless proclaims that >> "although *there are often large differences between men and women*, >> primary emphasis must be placed on an individual’s capabilities to perform >> critical tasks…. Just as very few men succeed in qualifying for SOF and >> the ones that do are in the tail of the distribution, the same is likely to >> apply to women.” >> >> The study optimistically concludes that despite "the challenges facing SOCOM >> [U.S. Special Operations Command] should it decide to integrate women >> into SOF units, are real and multifaceted, but none of them is >> insurmountable. The key to successful integration of out-groups is the >> implementation process. A successful integration of women into SOF…will >> require transparency, effective leadership and communication, monitoring of >> progress, and openness to innovation, flexibility and adaptability. Even >> with all of the above, the process is still likely to face major challenges >> because of the depth and scope of opposition and concern among the force.” >> >> [image: Joseph Votel, Obama, Lloyd Austin III] >> <https://cofda.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/joseph-votel-obama-lloyd-austin-iii.jpg>Notwithstanding >> the RAND study's findings of strong opposition to women in special ops and >> female lack-of-physical-fitness,* SOCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel has >> already endorsed the opening of all combat roles to women.* In an >> 8-minute video released to his troops, Votel said: >> >> “We need a wide range of exceptional people to be combat effective and to >> help us address the complex security problems of today’s environment. *After >> weighing and considering the rigorous analysis . . . I have determined that >> there is no compelling analytical data that would support an exception of >> policy for special operations.*” >> >> *The opening of combat roles to women means that women will be fully >> integrated into the U.S. military. That, in turn, means that just as men of >> military age are required to register for Selective Service, women will >> have to as well.* >> >> In fact, a reporter asked Defense Secretary Carter exactly that question >> on Dec. 3: "Mr. Secretary, does this decision [to open all combat roles to >> women] now lead to a -- a greater debate about whether women need to >> register for Selective Service?" >> >> Carter replied, "It may do that, Phil. That is a matter of legal dispute >> right now, and in fact, litigation. So...I don't know how that will turn >> out." >> >> [image: Obama's defense secretary Ash Carter] >> <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/ash-carter.jpg> >> >> Obama's defense secretary Ash Carter >> >> A year ago, *Obama appointed Ash Carter as Defense Secretary although >> Carter has no military experience. *As the *New York Times* then reported >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/us/politics/ashton-carter-may-replace-chuck-hagel-at-defense-department-official-says.html?_r=0>: >> "Mr. Carter has degrees in physics and medieval history from Yale and a >> doctorate in theoretical physics from Oxford; he was a Rhodes Scholar, was >> a longtime member of the Harvard faculty and now lectures at Stanford. His >> senior thesis at Yale was on the use of Latin by monastic writers to >> describe the world of 12th-century Flanders." >> >> Sources: *Defense One* >> <http://www.defenseone.com/management/2015/12/special-ops-survey-showed-85-opposed-serving-women/124194/?oref=defense_one_breaking_nl> >> ; *CNS News >> <http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/ash-carter-says-women-may-need-register-selected-service>* >> >> See also: >> >> - Most U.S. troops, vets would steer kids away from service >> >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/11/01/most-u-s-troops-vets-would-steer-kids-away-from-service/> >> - 70% of active military oppose ground troops in Iraq because they >> distrust their commander-in-chief >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2014/10/02/70-of-active-military-oppose-ground-troops-in-iraq-because-they-distrust-their-commander-in-chief/> >> - U.S. Army plagued with low morale: pessimistic, unhappy, >> distrustful and unfit >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2015/04/17/u-s-army-plagued-with-low-morale-pessimistic-unhappy-distrustful-and-unfit/> >> - Survey finds U.S. military plagued with low morale >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/survey-finds-u-s-military-plagued-with-low-morale/> >> - U.S. military does not support Commander-In-Chief Barack Obama >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/u-s-military-does-not-support-commander-in-chief-barack-obama/> >> - US Marine Corps commandant openly blasts CIC Obama >> >> <https://cofda.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/us-marine-corps-commandant-openly-blasts-cic-obama/> >> - Anti-Obama sentiments are increasing in U.S. Marine Corps >> >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2012/03/24/anti-obama-sentiments-are-increasing-in-u-s-marine-corps/> >> - This is how CIC Obama salutes our Marines >> >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/09/24/this-is-how-cic-obama-returns-marines-salute/> >> >> H/t *FOTM*'s MomOfIV >> >> *~Eowyn* >> >> *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | December >> 5, 2015 at 4:19 am | Tags: 85% of special ops oppose women in combat >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=85-of-special-ops-oppose-women-in-combat>, >> Ash Carter <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=ash-carter>, Joseph >> Votel <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=joseph-votel>, Obama's >> social engineering of military >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=obamas-social-engineering-of-military>, >> RAND study on women in combat >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=rand-study-on-women-in-combat>, >> SOCOM <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=socom> | Categories: Culture >> War <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20812>, Gays >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=212736045>, Liberals/Democrats/Left >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=115894710>, Military >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=33806753>, Navy SEALs >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=33566>, Obama >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=376320>, Obama's America >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=12285619>, transgender >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=317684133>, United States >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=5850>, war on Christianity >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=209856> | URL: >> http://wp.me/pKuKY-wLL >> >> Comment >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/12/05/obama-opening-combat-to-women-means-they-will-need-to-register-for-selective-service/#respond> >> See all comments >> <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/12/05/obama-opening-combat-to-women-means-they-will-need-to-register-for-selective-service/#comments> >> >> Unsubscribe >> <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=9a7ed2eca0a37fc8484230edc68d3f28&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=LdVGC1q_EP%3Fdh4l%7Ch%5BlY%5DcDcep%2C%3F%3DI%2BsSFORmzT%3DIVTa8V%25nK%5Da> >> to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. >> Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions >> <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=9a7ed2eca0a37fc8484230edc68d3f28&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. >> >> >> *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: >> >> http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/12/05/obama-opening-combat-to-women-means-they-will-need-to-register-for-selective-service/ >> Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> >> >> >> -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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