#ARE WOMEN GIVEN PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FULL#

The last four digits of the number would suffice in place of the name and other identifying pronouns in the text write-ups of fields like “Comment on specific aspects of the performance…” or “Comment on potential for promotion.” The “name” portion should be stricken, with the only identifying information on the form being just the Social Security Number. Most promotion board members are men, but that doesn’t mean that they need to know who they’re evaluating. OERs have discrimination-inviting fields like “name” and text write-ups about accomplishments. The Army does promotions with groups of officers and those enlisted through Officer Evaluation Reports (OERs). Don’t want that, do we? Equality in advancement and careers Denying the value of this training to women is tantamount to saying that the Army doesn’t actually think they can compete with men it’s the soft bigotry of low expectations. Classes like boxing and others designed to build fitness and the “warrior spirit” need to be open to and integrated with men and women, like both would face on the battlefield, and graded the same. This is discriminatory when any women can now end up on the battlefield in a combat role. When I was at West Point long ago, women were prevented from gaining the benefits of all the physical training offered to men, like mandatory boxing classes. Training also needs to be fully integrated. Job-normed standards will prevent discrimination and ensure we have equality on the battlefield instead of situations like this: An infantryperson is an infantryperson a tanker is a tanker. Bye-bye, discriminatory 42 and 19 push-ups, earrings, and haircut styles! There is only one standard in combat, and there should be one standard for training: whatever the position requires. The only realistic way to do this is to abolish sex-specific training, clothing, and grooming standards. The military, all parties agree, should not lower standards for women. What, it was ok for men but not with the braver, newer, more-equal military? Equality in standardsĪbsolutely. Unfortunately, faced with the reality of consequences, some women now advocate getting rid of the draft. Obviously, this should apply to women too. Further, failing to register or comply with the Military Selective Service Act is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 or a prison term of up to five years, or a combination of both.

Concomitant with this, of course, is having the same consequences that men face for not registering.įor men, not registering means not being eligible for federal student aid, state-funded student financial aid in many states, most federal employment, some state employment, security clearance for contractors, job training under the Workforce Investment Act, and U.S. With Ash Carter’s decision to put women into combat roles, it’s time to get women in the draft.

#ARE WOMEN GIVEN PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FULL#

Of course! Rostker Vs Goldberg, in 1981 made very clear that the only real barrier to full Selective Service participation was the exclusion of women from combat roles. I have a few suggestions to help them put their money where their politically-correct mouths are: go Full Metal Equality, with concrete actions for fair and effective results, and quit giving just lip service to a gender-neutral force.

Military leaders who say that women can do whatever men can are just sucking up for promotions it’s still clearly an unequal environment. Even though women are eligible for combat roles and have earned the Ranger Tab, the military still isn’t a level playing field for men and women.

Are women given preferential treatment