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In the United States of America, the "draft" has historically applied to those categorized as "male". Today, the "Selective Service System" asserts that "Federa
by veeti 1y ago
In the United States of America, the "draft" has historically applied to those categorized as "male". Today, the "Selective Service System" asserts that "Federal law requires nearly all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants to register at age 18". Likewise, many countries still enforce selective conscription by gender.
You may not like or approve of these things, but they are part of the "purpose" you seek.
- Brian_K_White 1y agoThat's just another example of the thing, not a why. The bullets don't care who fires them or who they hit.
- broken-kebab 1y agoField military service is predominantly hard physical labor, so it's exactly an example "why"
- pandaman 1y agoBullets might not care but you would if you had been a woman and made to unload a truck of 40 lbs ammo crates. Also carrying 90 lbs of load out (some of which are also bullets) feels very different. You also seem to overlook demographic implications of sending 18 y.o. women to war or just keeping them from starting family. Especially during war time, when you already lose population.
- projectazorian 1y agoUnless you are an elite athlete I assure you that there are many women out there who can lift more, with better endurance, than you or I. If I had to choose to be in a foxhole with a fit 20 year old woman or a flabby 35 year old man, I'm choosing the woman every time. (Even the new, stricter, US military fitness standards are not that hard to meet for either gender)
- pandaman 1y agoStatistically there are very few women out there that can lift even same as an average man. Even a 55 y.o. overweight man is statistically stronger and has more endurance than an average 20 years old woman.
- projectazorian 1y agoThe US combat fitness standard is a 155lb 3-rep max deadlift. That's trivial for every woman I know who lifts.
- BobaFloutist 1y agoI don't understand what any of that has to do with passports.