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Wright letter: Military women

Concerning the opening of all military occupation specialties, including combat, to women, my son asked the best question of the day: “When is compulsory registration for women over the age of 18 going to be extended to all female citizens?”

Men have now become second-class citizens to women until that change is made by Congress. Are our Idaho elected representatives to Congress listening? If not, I would urge all young men between the ages of 18 and 25 to refuse to submit to draft registration until Congress changes the law.

Jeff Wright, Lowman

This story was originally published December 19, 2015 at 12:19 AM with the headline "Wright letter: Military women."

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