On Tuesday, the Senate approved an expansive military policy bill that would for the first time require young women to register for the draft. “It may well be a topic of great controversy,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who serves on the Armed Services Committee. Under the Senate bill passed on Tuesday, women turning 18 on or after Jan. 1, 2018, would be forced to register for Selective Service, as men must do now. “I think the change is inevitable,” said Nora Bensahel, a military policy analyst at American University’s School of International Service, “whether in this debate or through the courts. Too bad that view is not shared by our military leadership, the ones who have had the experience in combat with women.”

Source: National Post June 15, 2016 20:03 UTC