I've heard a lot of argument as to why the draft should only apply to men and so far haven't heard any that aren't based in sexism or would also be an argument why nonmen should be eligible for the military. I did hear a new one today which I still disagree with but would like to see if anyone has any I haven't heard that make sense. Here are the arguments I've heard so far. :

Argument 1: Men are physically stronger than Nonmen.

Counterpoint: Generally this is true but this would mean we should draft not based on gender but based on size. Statistically speaking, some races are biologically stronger than others, meaning that you would need to support race based drafting as well, which I think most would be against. In addition to this, this would mean a couch potato man would be drafted instead of a Olympic athlete nonman who would be far more capable.

Argument 2: Nonmen aren't suited for combat

Counterpoint: Nobody is suited for combat. It's not really something you could ever prepare for and it's one of the reasons many people choose not to join or continue serving. Along with that not every job requires combat and there's so many places people could fill to support whether it be a mechanic, nurse, cook, driver, pretty much whatever job you can think of in the normal world would be needed in this situation.

Argument 3: Nonmen shouldn't be drafted because we would need to increase the population

Counterpoint: This is the new argument and this one is pretty out there. In order for this to make sense there would need to be a sort of 'baby draft' which we all likely see the issue with. And since this is in the same vein, that "abortion rights" argument also doesn't work because this means that if the right to abortion remains then non-men should be drafter but this doesn't alter peoples mind.

Argument 4: ABC doesn't have XYZ rights.

Counterpoint: I don't think you'll find a single group who unanimously agrees that they have all the rights they could ever want. If we were to base the draft on this then I don't think we'd be able to draft a single person.

These are the 3 main arguments I've seen and disagree with. The reason I think everyone should be drafted is because over time people have fought for all races, sexualities and genders to be in the military with most recently transpeople not only being able to enlist, but also receive gender affirming surgery. Maybe in the past this made sense, but many of these people are thriving and having successful careers mainly due to technology now allowing for a significantly lower standard of strength and fitness needed to be of use. This is saying that nonmen should have the choice but not the obligation which I think completely goes against where our culture is headed.

Tl;Dr: So long as someone is of reasonably sound body and mind, I think they should be eligible to be drafted in the event it's necessary.

To CMV I would like a new argument not based in sexism and consistent with where it seems people want society to go. I will give a delta for even a slight change from an argument that fills that criteria