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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft

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House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months ago
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The Selective Service should be abolished, not made more efficient and equitable.
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    You’re already legally required to manually register with the selective service if you are male and you turn 18.

    Why not just introduce legislation to end that requirement altogether.

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      Don’t give them ideas.

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      As an aside, my parents kept me out of the “the system” for most of my youth so I missed my deadline, I never knew it existed.

      This made me ineligible for some benefits like federal loans and other programs. I wrote to Selective Service with a notarized letter that my failure to register was truly an oversight and they sent me a waiver and cleared my status.

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      Oh no… war is happening…

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        Just tell them that you have bone spurs

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      AFAIK this is only required if you apply for financial aid for college.

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        Nope. Nearly all US citizens assigned male at birth age 18-25 must register, with very few exceptions.

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          That’s transphobic. Trans women shouldn’t have to sign up for the draft.

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            And sexist.

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            yeah, it sucks. heres a good essay on that issue

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              If I were an American I’d be calling their office and saying I can’t fill out their form, and appearing in court to defend my violation of the law on the grounds that it’s impossible to legally follow. Lying about my sex on a government form would be illegal, and I don’t want to break the law.

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              Ayy, shout out Alyssa Rosenzweig! They’re doing great work on M1 graphics drivers.

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        It is required your all males. That said, you will generally only have an issue when applying for financial aid or if you want to work for the federal government.

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          When I applied for a license at 16 back in 2006-esk time(born in 89) it was required to sign up to acquire one. 2 years before being legally allowed to vote

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