Arguments in support of requiring women to register with the Selective Service raised Thursday cited the many positive contributions women have made to the armed forces. Others pointed towards a higher rate of injury among female servicemembers, as well as their personal beliefs in traditional gender roles, to testify against the change.
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The families left behind
In this episode we talk to Barbie Baker and Nicole Woodland, two women with firsthand knowledge of the lifestyle change that takes place after a spouse joins the world of private military contracting.
Their story might sound familiar to former military spouses — loneliness, uncertainty and a search for new meaning — but some of what they say might surprise you.
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