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Draft Us Too, America

By Lieutenant Junior Grade Sydney Frankenberg, U.S. Navy, and Hallie Lucas
June 2021
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In December, the U.S. Navy announced that Captain Amy Bauernschmidt would assume command of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), becoming the first female aircraft carrier commanding officer. Through decades of technological innovation, carriers remain crucial guarantors of U.S. security, as do the brave and seasoned men and, now, women who have led them since before World War II. Yet, the importance of the aircraft carrier is not the only vestige of World War II remaining among our armed forces. The military context of the draft in the 1940s—one that mobilized 10 million men and zero women—also persists. Even in 2021, women aged 18 to 25 are not required to register for the Selective Service System, unlike their male counterparts.

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Lieutenant Junior Grade Sydney Frankenberg, U.S. Navy

Ms. Lucas and Lieutenant (junior grade) Frankenberg are master’s candidates at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies. Lieutenant (junior grade) Frankenberg graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2019.

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Hallie Lucas

Ms. Lucas is a master’s candidates at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies. 

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