Essay 3—Draft

Men and women should be considered equal, but aren’t. In reality a man will always do better physically most women just don’t have enough strength. Women are right up there in jobs right along side a man and doing just as good a job, so why would a woman venture into a job such as the military when she knows she doesn’t belong there? For as long as the military has existed there has only been a draft of men, and should stay that way for many different reasons. The military has the system that way for a specific reason and should remain that way forever. Being drafted into the military is not a person volunteering, it is the military choosing a number and he/she must come no matter what. Drafting should be looked at as a whole and should not be taken lightly. Women should be told it isn’t right for them, and tell them to try another job. There are many good reasons why this job isn’t cut out for women, and they should be enforced.

First, a woman should not be drafted into the military because women are not built to lift and carry heavy materials. For me being a very skinny woman I could not even begin to imagine how heavy all the equipment would be. I have had many of my male friends go off to the military and write and say how heavy all the equipment was. Not only do soldiers carry equipment on their backs they also carry a gun and all that weight together is a whole lot. Also, each morning soldiers must get up and go through lots of physical training. Most women would not be up to that challenge because a man can endure a lot more exercise at a time than a woman. Not to say that every woman would fall short next to a man, but in my experience my boyfriend can workout for longer than I can because his body is stronger than mine. Women should be thinking about how much they can handle before even dreaming about wanting to be drafted.

Second, women should not be drafted into the military is because it has been this way for a long time. As a woman I can say that I feel so safe not being able to be drafted into the military. When I was a little girl my grandpa would tell me old war stories and would always ask, “Can girls fight in the war too?” and he would always tell me no, and that a war is no place for a girl. I was brought up to think that the military was only a place for a man and not a woman. Women should be at home safe not in the military where they don’t belong. When I say the word military or army all I can picture is a bunch of men, not women. As a woman I can say that if a woman feels so strongly about going into the military then let her volunteer to go, but please don’t make it manditory (sp?) for all women to be subject to be put in the draft. I never wanted to be in the military and I never will. The military is a man’s playground and women should try to be as far away as possible. Like my grandpa used to say: “A war is no place for a girl!”

In conclusion, this is a huge issue and should be seen from both sides. Many women if asked right now would not want to be drafted. Each woman should have the right to decide whether she wants to be drafted or not. If a woman wants to be in the military that bad then let her come in on her own. Don’t drag women into a draft and pick the ones that don’t want to be there. If a woman is drafted and doesn’t want to be there then it just wastes time. So, let the boys have all the mud, guns and war in the military and let woman have a voice to choose what she wants. This is one topic where I see a strong difference between a man and a woman. This is a good difference because the military is for men and should always stay that way.