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Pentagon lifts ban on transgender service members

by Daniel Terrill

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Thursday the DoD should be able recruit the most qualified from “100 percent of America’s population" for the all-volunteer force.

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Surplus DoD guns could head to scrappers under pending bill

by Chris Eger

This week the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the 2017 defense authorization act-- but hidden inside its pages is a section that could destroy the military's current stock of surplus rifles and pistols.

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House committee approves requirement for women to register for the draft

by Chris Eger

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, as part of their 2017 policy bill for the military, narrowly gave the green light for women over 18 to register for selective service.

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Don’t make women register for the draft. Just end draft registration for everyone.

by GDC Staff

Christopher A. Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, argues that selective service is arbitrary now that the U.S. uses an all volunteer military.

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US military drafting women—just say no!

by Jeffrey Denning

Back in early 2004, I was quietly told about Pentagon secret talks regarding making women sign up for the Selective Service in order to be drafted. I’m surprised that it’s taken this long to surface publicly, but it has. Recent conversations at top government levels are pushing just that. The gender differences and working lines […]

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Pentagon opens all combat roles to women (VIDEO)

by Daniel Terrill

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced Thursday that the Pentagon will open all combat roles in the military to women.

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I agree with SGM LeHew—keep women out of the infantry

by Jeffrey Denning

Marine Sgt. Major in charge of women in combat roles study says the Secretary of the Navy is wrong.

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These female Army Ranger grads will never be like men

by Jeffrey Denning

This new trend of allowing women into the special operations community is going to turn out as a flop. Why? Because women are not men.

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