BB>>   
    BB>> I was surprised to read that 18 y/o males still have to   
    BB>> register for the draft. Listening to the car radio the   
    BB>> other day that was blurb - and a surprise.   
      
    BB>> But now that the military has opened all jobs to females,   
    BB>> should they have to register too?   
      
    BK>>  That is under discussion. OTOH, I have long advocated universal   
    BK>>  military service for all.   
      
    BB>   
    BB> I think it will be hard to institute a draft again unless   
    BB> both are subject to it.  May be wrong, hope so - but if   
    BB> they want all the bennies, have to take the heat as well.   
      
    BK>  I didn't think so at the time, but I have since come to realize,   
    BK>  the bennies include things you never appreciated at the time.   
      
    BK>  Like learning to duck without asking why.   
      
       
   Yeah, all kinds of skills. :)     
      
   Oh well, if the nutso in NKorea actually hits us with a rocket, we'll see what   
   happens next.  I know I'm gonna bail us out again!  I did my bit back the first   
   time the NK's crossed the line.   
      
   Let the gals and the new kids fix it next time.   
      
      
       
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