Dear John,

The Senate Armed Services Committee has just approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require women to register for the draft.

This is dangerous, unnecessary, and detrimental to military lethality, readiness, and unit cohesion. Please speak up and tell your senators you oppose this drastic change!

America has not used the draft since 1973, and we have enough men to fill draft requirements should a major conflict arise. (We could approximately double the size of our armed forces force to 5 million, for example, by only requiring 2.5% of the male population to serve.) Should the draft need to be reinstated, randomly selected women should not be required to enlist ahead of able-bodied men.

There are natural, physical differences between men and women, making it considerably more dangerous for women in combat. The draft is random, and the process for ensuring fitness is not as stringent, leaving the system unable to adequately ensure that physically more-capable men are conscripted before women are drafted.

Studies show that sex-related physical differences negatively affected coed units’ speed and effectiveness. Furthermore, female service in combat units requires the military to provide certain accommodations otherwise unnecessary. Co-ed units would either require special privacy concerns to be accommodated in the most austere of circumstances or sacrifice the privacy needs of servicemen and women. These considerations hinder the singular focus that is needed on the battlefield to defeat the enemy.

We must ensure the safety of our female service members and the lethality and readiness of our military! Please weigh in now and ask your senators to say no to drafting women.

Sincerely,

Quena Gonzalez

Senior Director of Governmental Affairs