Marco Rubio wants women included in selective service

in theory sure, I'm all for equal all the way. We should be equal. However in reality I don't think it would work. Due to biology I think it could be rather costly. I mean anyone who doesn't really 'want' to serve could just get pregnant. Yes it's an absolutely piss poor reason to get pregnant and bring a child into the world but, I'm pretty sure I know enough young people with piss poor judgement who would do it. And what do you do with all the pregnant young women? who pays for the healthcare?

We need to change our society first. We need to treat boys and girls equally all along so they expect to be equal. We also HAVE to get back to being a society that values personal responsibility. Because until we do those two things we aren't preparing them to step up to their responsibilities. Right now I'd say only about %20 of my children's peers were raised to be responsible for their own actions. And on top of that we would have to get back to a society that values and teaches the concept of duty. Very few people understand and accept that sometimes one has a duty to do something even if it might be difficult.

I think if we want to be equal as women, we need to accept all the responsibility that comes with equality.

From whose perspective? The individuals just told they aren't deserving of marriage might look at it differently.

We don't.

I'm fine with that. 

I'm really tired of Mr. Rubio. Chris Christie destroyed him earlier. That was awesome. He's right. Once Marco deviates from his 25-second memorized sound bites, he sounds so stupid.

I'm tired of all of these guys, really. All they do is tear each other apart. They are doing their own dirty work.

30 years ago I was happy to sign up. I honestly didn't feel that my male contemporaries should have to sign up to get Federal Financial Aid I didn't. Whether I could go to the front line or not didn't matter. It is all about accountability and a nation having a pool of eligible people for military service if it should become necessary.

Unfortunately unless we start to live in a Utopian society it is necessary responsibility of living in a free society that at times we have to be accountable to be available to protect that society.  I honestly, don't think we are anywhere near enacting the draft again (drones and targeted warfare etc. are taking the place of putting personnel in danger in many cases), however it is important that we are able to do so quickly and efficiently if necessary.

I think each and every person should have to do at least 4 year in the services male or female.

I detest Rubio with a hatred as strong as the fire of a thousand suns, but in this I agree. I do not see an actual draft occurring unless something very catastrophic is going on in the world, and in that case if it's necessary it must happen. Women can certainly be included, and should have been, IMO, even before combat jobs were opened to them. Just because those jobs are open doesn't mean women must serve there, I know many men unsuited for combat jobs but well suited to support roles, women are no different.

I completely agree with @happymomma

I agree!