Women do not now register with Selective Service. On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 7:56 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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