Uncle Sam And Aunt Samantha

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In the article “Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha” Anna Quindlen argues that women should be drafted in to the military in a national crisis. Mrs. Quindlen states, “One out of every five recruits in the United States Military is female.” Women have been honored as well as killed in combat situations and the numbers grow and the military is still successful. A poll done ten years ago shows that half of America supports women registering for the draft. Many men do not want to go to war but in a free and equal country all should be involved with a war effort, even women. Many women are entering the military under their own freewill but the Selective Service only requires men from the ages of eighteen through twenty-five to register for the draft. Mrs. Quindlen is correct in saying that women as well as men should be required to register for the draft.
Mrs. Quindlen is valid when she says, “Women have managed to serve in military positions without destroying unit cohesion or failing because of upper-body strength.” Women have served in combat situations like the Balkans and the Middle East. Women have been able to out-rank men and fly fighter jets to take out Afghanistan targets without male soldiers becoming jealous or lustful. Women are capable of the same tasks as their male counter parts. It seems that men of no objection to having superior women officers and there should be no question whether or not women can do the job. It is letting women take the chance to fight for the country in a time of crisis just like men.


Mrs. Quindlen is valid in stating that it makes a “mockery” of the nation to only let men register and not women. It is degrading of women to say that because they are women that they are not required registering for the draft to help in a crisis. A poll done about ten years ago showed that over half of the American population supported drafting women. Should America only lose its sons in battle? No, an...