"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going." - Professor Irwin Corey
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Why must women go through NS and pregnancy? - JUNE 20, 2010
"I AGREE with reader Victor Khoo that national service for girls is not the answer. It is an unrealistic suggestion.
When boys enter NS, they might not be very well-built. But after two years, they return home stronger. Their once-small shoulders broaden, and their muscles become firm and toned.
As a 16-year-old girl with a 21-year-old brother, I have seen how he was transformed from a not-very-healthy boy to a strong, muscular adult.
I ask myself what I, as a girl, can gain from NS, and the words that pop into my mind are 'overly muscular, broad shoulders'.
Can you imagine, if all females were made to go through NS, what we would look like afterwards?
If all women were to go for NS, I believe that the problem of the country's falling birth rate would only get worse. Also, the number of families migrating would sharply increase.
After all, which woman would want to put her body through both NS and pregnancy?
FROM READER HUANG SHIBEI"
She did get one thing right, though, about Slavery inducing flight.