Kentucky’s senior U.S. Senator says he supports the idea of having women register for a potential military draft.
The Courier-Journal reports Republican Mitch McConnell said he thinks it would be appropriate, given that women in the military are already performing many different functions.
The Selective Service System currently registers men ages 18 to 25 only.
Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have recently passed defense policy bills that include a registration requirement for women.
Some Democratic lawmakers have said adding women to the Selective Service list would help achieve gender equality for women in the military.
