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Women and the Selective Service (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Dec. 15, 2015
Report Number IN10414
Report Type Insight
Authors Kamarck, Kristy N.
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

On December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women with no exceptions. Some have questioned the implications of this policy change for the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA). This law requires males to register but exempts females. By law, the Secretary of Defense is required to report to Congress within 30 calendar days of implementing any proposed changes opening units or positions that were previously closed to women. The Secretary's report is required to include justification for the proposed change and analysis of the implications for the MSSA.