"Why do men have to register for the draft, but women don't? We're supposed to live in an equal nation, but that's discriminatory," asked Sgt. Randles on behalf of his 13-year-old daughter.
The Selective Service System says almost all 18 to 25-year-old male U.S citizens and male immigrants living in the U.S. are required to register with the selective service, or the draft.
According to the agency's website, right now, the selective service law says only "male persons" must register. For women to be included, Congress would have to change the law.
The site says in the 1981 Supreme Court case of Rostker v. Goldberg, the court held that registering only men did not violate the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. drafted men to serve in World Wars I and II, as well as the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During those wars the country drafted more than 16 million men.
The last draft U.S. draftees entered the military in 1973.
The Selective Service says men are not automatically inducted into the military. If a situation that required a draft occurred, men would be called "in sequence determined by random lottery number and year of birth." The men would also be screened for mental, physical and moral fitness. That could lead to deferral, exemption or induction into the Armed Forces.
According to the Selective Servic, non-citizens required to register include males in the U.S. on student or visitor visas and men who are part of a diplomatic or trade mission as well as their families.
In 1994, President Bill Clinton asked the Department of Defense to look at the issue.
The Department said that America's previous drafts were used to supply enough army ground combat troops, and because their policy excludes women from front line combat positions, the agency said it was justifiable to leave them out of the draft.
The department says right now about 201,000 females are on active duty in the military, that's about 14 percent of the 1.4 million active duty solders serving.
The Selective Servic site says you can register at your local post office, online, or by mail if you receive a form in the mail. It also says some high schools have faculty or staff members that act at Selective Services Registrars.
If you meet requirements and fail to register for the draft you could face up to five years in jail and/or fines up to $250,000.
Registration is required for Federal student aid, job training benefits and most Federal employment.
For more information on the Selective Service Systems requirements, or to registers online you can find them at www.sss.gov.