NguMariel Garza, Los Angeles Times
Ukuba uMongameli onyulwe nguDonald Trump ufuna amasebe angenamsebenzi ukuba abulale egameni lokunciphisa urhulumente, akufuneki ajonge ngaphezulu INkonzo yoKhetha, i-arhente engenzi nto ngaphandle kokugcina irejistra yamadoda efumanekayo ukulwa nesiganeko esingenakwenzeka ukuba ilizwe libuyiselwe umkhosi wezempi.
emva impi yavula imisebenzi yokulwa kwabasetyhini kunyaka odlulileyo, umbuzo malunga nokuba ngaba kufuneka ubhalise kwakhona kwiNkonzo yoKhetha ukushiywa.
Abanye abantu bathi akukho ndlela-yokuba abafazi abamele bangabhaliswanga kuba nangona abafazi abancinci bangenelela kumngeni wokulwa, ngokuqinisekileyo umfazi osemzini akayi kuba, ngoko kutheni uvale irejistri ngeendawo ezininzi ezingenakufaneleka? Abanye bathi, ewe-kuba ususa izinto ezintle ngezimbi. (Icala lika "ewe" libandakanya uMongameli u-Obama, othe emva kweminyaka engathathi cala kulo mbandela baphuma njengabasetyhini abasekelayo babhalisa ngeveki ephelileyo.)
Impendulo yebhodi yabahleli ye-LA Times yayihlukile: Kuthini nge Akukho namnye unyanzelekile ukuba ubhalisele i-draft yeqingqiweyo? U-Eric Fanning, unobhala we-US Army, ubonakala evumelana nombono wethu.
U-Fanning wadibana nabahleli kunye nabalobi kwii-ofisi ze-LA Times ngoLwesihlanu ngaphambi kokuya kwi- Reagan National Defence Forum eSimi Valley. Xa ebuzwa ukuba ngaba ngabafazi bayakufuneka ukuba babhalise iqulunqo, uFanning uphinda wachaza oko akutshoyo kwintetho yakhe yokuqinisekisa kwangaphambili kulo nyaka.
"Ndicinga ukuba ndathi, 'Ukulingana kwamathuba anelungelo elilinganayo.' Ngoko, ewe. Kodwa ndiza kuhamba inyathelo elongezelelweyo kwaye ndithi mhlawumbi ixesha lokuphonononga iNkonzo yoKhetha. Ngaba siyayifuna loo nto? Ingaba ifomu elifanelekileyo? "UFanning uthe. Emva koko wakhumbula indlela inja yomzala wakhe wakwazi ngayo ukufumana uluhlu lweeNkonzo zokukhetha.
"Ukuba siza kuba nenkonzo yokukhetha, ngoko ke, wonke umntu kufuneka abe yinxalenye yalo. Kodwa andiyazi ukuba i-40-plus iminyaka ibe yinto yonke yokuvolontiya, ngendlela esilwa ngayo kunye nendlela esakha ngayo impi yethu, ukuba sithe safuna kwakhona iNkonzo yokuSebenza, "kusho uFanning.
Ngona nangona umntu ophethe (ubuncinane ngomzuzwana) wokuqesha kunye noqeqesho lwe-Army akacingi ukuba irejistra ebhaliweyo yenza ingqiqo eninzi, ngoko kungathi kubekho ixesha lokujonga ngokugqithiseleyo imfuneko yokuba amadoda aselula (kunye mhlawumbi kungekudala abancinci abasetyhini) batyikitye xa bejika i-18 okanye bajamelane nesijeziso esinzima.
Inqaku ekuqaleni lafunyanwa eLos Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-selective-service-fanning-20161206-story.html
