UMariel Garza, Los Angeles Times
Uma uMengameli okhethwe nguMengameli uDonald Trump efuna iminyango engenamsebenzi yokubulala egameni lokunciphisa uhulumeni, kufanele angabheki ngaphezu kwalokhu Isevisi ekhethiwe, i-agency esenza okungaphezu kokulondoloza ukubhaliswa kwamadoda okutholakala ukulwa nesenzakalo esingalindelekile ukuthi izwe libuyiselwe kabusha.
Ngemva imisebenzi yempi yavula impi kubesifazane ngonyaka odlule, umbuzo wokuthi kufanele futhi ubhalise yini ku-Service Selective ushiywe ulenga.
Abanye abantu bathi akukho ndlela-ukuthi abesifazane akufanele babhalise ngoba ngisho noma abesifazane abambalwa befinyelela enselele yokulwa empini, ngokuqinisekile owesifazane wesifazane ongeke abe khona, ngakho-ke kungani uvala i-registry ngamanothi amaningi angafaneleki angabhekwa? Abanye bathi, kunjalo - ngoba uthatha izinto ezinhle uzenze ezimbi. (Uhlangothi luka "yebo" lubandakanya uMongameli Obama, okwathi ngemuva kweminyaka yokungathathi hlangothi kule ndaba baphuma njengabesifazane abasondayo bebhalisa ngesonto eledlule.)
Impendulo yebhodi le-LA Times 'yayihlukile ngokuhlukile: Kuthiwani ekekho neyodwa ukuphoqelelwa ukuba ubhalisele umqhafazo ongokomfanekiso nje? U-Eric Fanning, unobhala we-US Army, ubonakala evumelana nombono wethu.
U-Fanning uhlangane nabahleli nabalobi emahhovisi e-LA Times ngoLwesihlanu ngaphambi kokuya ku-the I-Reagan National Defence Forum eSimi Valley. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi ngabe abesifazane kufanele badinge ukubhalisa umqulu, uFanning uphinde wakhulume lokho akusho ekuzwa kwakhe ukuqinisekiswa ekuqaleni kwalonyaka.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi ngithi, 'Ilungelo elilinganayo liwumthwalo ofanayo.' Ngakho, yebo. Kodwa ngizohamba kancane futhi ngithi mhlawumbe isikhathi sokubukeza Isevisi Yokukhetha. Ingabe sidinga lokho futhi? Ingabe ifomu elilungile? "Kusho u-Fanning. Wabe esakhumbula ukuthi inja yomzala wakhe ngandlela-thile wakwazi kanjani ukuthola uhlu lweSelective Service.
"Uma sizoba nenkonzo yokukhetha, yebo yebo, wonke umuntu kufanele abe yingxenye yalo. Kodwa angikwazi ukuthi uma iminyaka engu-40-plus ibe yiyona yonke amandla-okuzithandela, ngendlela esilwa ngayo nendlela esiyakha ngayo amasosha ethu, uma sidinga iS Service Selective, "kusho uFanning.
Ngisho nalapho umuntu ophethe (okungenani okwamanje) wokuqasha nokuqeqeshwa kwe-Army engacabangi ukubhalisa okubhaliwe kwenza umqondo omkhulu, kungase kube yisikhathi sokubukeka okubucayi ngemfuneko yokuthi amadoda amancane (futhi mhlawumbe maduze abesifazane abasha) babhalise lapho bephendukela i-18 noma babhekene nesijeziso esinzima.
I-athikili itholwe ekuqaleni eLos Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-selective-service-fanning-20161206-story.html
