S.C.R. No. 43 Summary

• Requests that Congress amend the Military Selective Service Act to require women to register for selective service, matching eligibility for men ages 18-26.

• Emphasizes that women make up 15% of the U.S. armed forces and have served in every military conflict, with over 225,000 women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and 152 dying in service.

• Notes that the Department of Defense ended the direct ground combat exclusion rule for women on January 24, 2013, opening approximately 237,000 military positions to women.

• States that gender-neutral selective service registration should be the first step toward full equality for women in the Armed Forces.

• Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Secretary of Defense, Congress members, and Ohio's Congressional delegation.