Women could be required to register for military draft

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PARRIS ISLAND, SC - JUNE 22: Female Marine Corps recruits pratice drill at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 22, 2004 in Parris Island, South Carolina. Marine Corps boot camp, with its combination of strict discipline and exhaustive physical training, is considered the most rigorous of the armed forces recruit training. Congress is currently considering bills that could increase the size of the Marine Corps and the Army to help meet US military demands in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

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Published: 2/25 9:51 am

Updated: 2/25 10:10 am

SAN ANTONIO -- Women may soon be required to register for a military draft.

The Obama Administration recently lifted the ban on women in combat. Legal experts say that move could change the law that currently requires men aged 18 to 25 to register for a draft.

Women have never before been drafted into military service, but analysts say it doesn't seem like lawmakers are in a hurry to make women register.

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