well, fuck you very much

[rone]

"In line with today's needs, the Selective Service System's structure, programs and activities should be re-engineered toward maintaining a national inventory of American men and, for the first time, women, ages 18 through 34, with an added focus on identifying individuals with critical skills," the agency said in a Feb. 11, 2003, proposal presented to senior Pentagon officials.

Maybe i'll have a chance to burn my draft card after all.

thanks to ceejbot

Comments

[huaman.livejournal.com]

I will say that I've long believed it should include women as well, if it's going to exist. How long has the age cutoff been 25 for? I wonder how life expectancy has changed throughout that time. Also, if one acquires critical skills after turning 18, how do they plan to keep track of that?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

It's been that way since the start (1940). I don't think life expectancy has changed that much. As for the keeping track of skills, i'm sure that they'll be able to keep better track of our whereabouts after Bush is reülected and they can then really tear into the Bill of Rights.