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Originally posted by fastpat
Actually, there is. By American common law, every able bodied man is considered in the militia from which the active duty military is drawn. All methods used to deny service based on other than the "able bodied" standard are illegal under common law since that's a denial of a right to self defense which includes defense of family, neighbors, and land in addition to self.
The expectation has always been that there would be no standing army, hence no need for most folks to ever do more than learn how to fire a rifle.
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Interesting interpretation.
2007 there is a standing army and that army has rules.
For you to serve, you must be able bodied (physically, mentally and socially) able.
The constitution is a living growing document that is constantly being interpreted to suit the needs of the people it serves.
Today "don't ask, don't tell" is the interpretation.
Who knows, tomorrow it may change.