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Selective Service eyes draft for women and older Americans

The US Selective Service System has mooted registering women for the military draft. The proposal -- which the agency's Acting Director Lewis Brodsky presented to senior Pentagon officials just before the US-led invasion of Iraq -- also seeks to extend the age of draft registration to 34 years old, up from 25.
The concept highlights the extent to which agency officials have planned for an expanded military draft in case the administration and Congress authorizes one.