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27. The size of the Israeli military relative to it's population is 10 times that of the USA

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:49 AM

Jul 2015

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In Israel there are 78.3 military personnel per 1000 capita. In America there is 6.9 per 1000 capita. Israel has a large enough military to make their draft fair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel

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Women Sue for Right to Be Drafted in the U.S. [View all] douglas9 Jul 2015 OP

there's discrimination by gender in the draft, but this is the first time I've heard it HFRN Jul 2015 #1

There is no active draft today, though registration is required of males when they turn 18. Both still_one Jul 2015 #2

I think both genders should register for the draft Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #6

I bet the selective service system can go from just registration to live draft HFRN Jul 2015 #7

Well penalties are still applied to men who don't register. Is that fair? davidn3600 Jul 2015 #11

Then why doesn't a male bring the discrimination charges, because they are the injured party? still_one Jul 2015 #13

They have davidn3600 Jul 2015 #18

ok still_one Jul 2015 #20

How is there an injured party, when there is no draft? JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #21

That was my original thought, however, those males who do not register, are denied federal loans for still_one Jul 2015 #22

A man who fails to register for the draft is ineligible for student aid lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #29

Ok, if you want student aid, then register ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #30

That makes it discriminatory. Females do not have such a requirement still_one Jul 2015 #33

What's the harm in sitting in the back of the bus? Major Nikon Jul 2015 #49

No harm, if that's where you choose to sit. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #50

Would you apply the same standard to race? lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #52

"When only men were eligible for combat"? JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #54

Actually the discrimination would be solved more easily by ending the requirement Major Nikon Jul 2015 #55

I wondered what % of men registered for the draft last year. NobodyHere Jul 2015 #32

Therefore 66% of young men in DC can't go to college. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #40

There can be an active draft next week, if needs must. MADem Jul 2015 #28

Better if we had a draft again, for everyone n2doc Jul 2015 #3

Absolutely disagree. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #5

Right and wrong. If it were a fair draft for everyone what you say would work, but it never is/does stevenleser Jul 2015 #8

'The wealthy will always find a way to shelter their kids from the draft.' HFRN Jul 2015 #10

i have mixed feelings about it HFRN Jul 2015 #9

We would have to significantly increase military spending to make the draft fair hack89 Jul 2015 #16

Not necessarily davidn3600 Jul 2015 #17

In 2012 Norway conscripted 9265 of 63,000 draft eligible men hack89 Jul 2015 #25

The size of the Israeli military relative to it's population is 10 times that of the USA hack89 Jul 2015 #27

There will be a return of the draft don't you worry about that 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #23

...meanwhile thousands of young Americans will die or come back with PTSD n2doc Jul 2015 #24

This dumb draftee is against it but the late Colonel Hackworth had some thoughts on a citizens' army Brother Buzz Jul 2015 #34

Wrong. We lost 50,000 soldiers in Vietnam because we had a draft. pnwmom Jul 2015 #45

We'll need her HassleCat Jul 2015 #4

I have no problem with that. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #12

Grr..When women represent 50% of the top leaders of all nations might be a day I'd agree with this lostnfound Jul 2015 #14

Eliminate the Selective Service alarimer Jul 2015 #15

psssst...there is no draft. spanone Jul 2015 #19

Just looking for 15 minutes. liberal N proud Jul 2015 #26

Only Nixon could go to China lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #31

Kudos to her. True equality, not "fair weather feminism". redgreenandblue Jul 2015 #35

I had no idea that young men were supposed to register SheilaT Jul 2015 #36

Where did she say she's eager to serve? woolldog Jul 2015 #46

I guess I rather lept to the conclusion. SheilaT Jul 2015 #47

Did she check with all the other women on this... lame54 Jul 2015 #37

Did Rosa Parks check to see how others liked the back of the bus? marshall Jul 2015 #38

terrible comparison... lame54 Jul 2015 #41

She must have misunderstood the point behind marches for "equality". n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #39

She realizes that equality is more than abortion rights and equal pay davidn3600 Jul 2015 #42

I'm for scrapping lame54 Jul 2015 #44

Why doesn't she just volunteer? KamaAina Jul 2015 #43

I'm loving some of the responses in this topic... Lancero Jul 2015 #48

A generation of americans have been indoctrinated in a very peculiar concept of equality. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #53

Good for them!! n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #51

We should all have equal opportunity to be imprisoned for refusing to Zorra Jul 2015 #56