The current Selective Service bill that just passed one chamber of Congress would apply to any girl who turned 18 on Jan. 1, 2018 or after.
Don’t mean for for this question to be insulting to anyone: How will 18-year-old transgender men or gender-fluid people be included in the current (or proposed, transgender women) required Selective Service registration?
I guess they’re covers either way. Good news for you @dyiu13 since your daughter won’t be affected.
I mean personally I’m glad I won’t be affected. I was wondering how they would institute it.
“In order to receive a driver’s license males in SC are required to fill out a selective service form which gets filed once they turn 18.”
The state files the form?!?
Wow. I absolutely cannot imagine.
Never heard of it being a condition of receiving a license. Will do some looking. Thx.
Yes @Waiting2exhale . It also affects your FAFSA application
Is it crazy to feel incredibly disappointed when your kid doesn’t get a local scholarship, but gets a larger renewable and a regional corporate scholarship?
I feel really deflated and intellectually I feel silly, but the feeling is large and pressing at this moment.
Thank goodness she is more resilient than I am at times like this.
@Waiting2exhale Any rejection is a rejection and rejection stings.
I suppose it would depend on the individual and their circumstances. In the case of the transgender teens I know, they’d probably be turned down because one’s a few months out from surgery, and both are still in therapy (mental health therapy, that is). And of course, both are currently on meds, so that may be an issue as well.
We have 93 days since UChicago starts so late but still it’s pretty bittersweet. He is going to Florida for a few days with a friends family next week so I guess we’ll get a little taste of the difference in our family.
@readingclaygirl : “Any rejection is a rejection and rejection stings.”
Readingclay, I guess I feel it’s rather par for the course for large organizations to mete out denial letters all over the place, and really a “woo-hoo!” moment when an envelope lands at your door telling you they’ve picked your name out of the hat.
But the feeling is less so for the local group who has but a small group of contenders to begin with. When the smaller, more local, less specialized scholarship is one a committee determines will not be granted to you, it almost feels like a shock.
Someone was going to be in the position of having the one of the locals not come through for them, sure. It never feels like that letter will come to your house, though. For me.
Re serving in the military - in Israel, everyone serves. Women for two years and men for three once they turn 18. College follows afterwards. Some stay in as a career. I don’t know the specifics about how things are implemented but women serve in many, if not all, capacities and are treated equally. They do not seem to have issues with gender discrimination or rape.
@PAO2008 : When my daughter went to her college admit event, she met a young lady - another new admit - who had served in the Israeli military. My daughter and the other students who had gathered earlier than the formal event’s official start were amazed and blown away by this young lady.
Took D in for her final Bexsero shot (meningitis B) yesterday, and got her a DTAP booster at the same time. Felt very organized because in addition I brought all the college forms to be completed at the same time. Realized today that I forgot to bring the medical form for her pre-orientation program. (Or am I supposed to say that she forgot to bring it?) D’oh! 
@EastGrad You are way ahead of us. We still need to schedule all of that. I can’t seem to get S’s attention on any college stuff. He did just get a job at a day camp as a counselor and training started this week. So he went from too much time on his hands and recouping from school to suddenly being busy 40 hours a week. I’m glad he will be occupied but suddenly it seems we lack the time to get some of the college planning things done. We’ll fit it in somehow.
I made a shared checklist in Google sheets for everything that needs to get done for college but it is shared in name only. It feels like a game of chicken. Who will fold first?
She is very busy though. She is working two jobs totaling over 40 hours a week. I’m really proud of her understanding that she needs to work and save to minimize loans. She also started dating someone who likes to go on adventures as much as she does, so he is helping her check-off items on her bucket list. Today it is going to a botanical garden featuring a rare blooming corpse flower (super stinky) and this weekend is kayaking out to an area known for wild dolphins. She has to bring her parents on that second date though because it is Father’s Day and dear husband gets to call the shots. 
Checking things off the list here as well. Tried to get answers online first but was unsuccessful so called our insurance company. DS will be covered while at school so we can decline the university’s plan. There are in network providers close to campus including no appointment clinics at CVS and Walgreens. The University Health clinic is not yet in network but is working on it. There is an ap DS can put on his phone to find in network providers and have an electronic copy of his insurance card. There is a form insurance company needs filled out now that he is 18. It authorizes them to discuss claims, etc with me. Bexsero is covered as preventative at the local clinic location that has it in stock. DS will get both doses before he leaves for school. Whew!
Father’s Day here will be low key as my sister and I will be recovering from prom and after prom the night before. After prom is this huge fun party back at the school with food and prizes. It goes until 4am so we will surely be sleeping in!
On Father’s Day we’ll be recovering from D’s grad party which is tomorrow afternoon. H is happily taking this day off today to work on his smoking and grilling all the proteins for the big event. D is singing in church on Sunday as well, so Father’s Day will be very low key. But today she’s home in bed with a terrible cold! I hope she feels better tomorrow.
Her internship starts soon-the orientation is, of course, tomorrow morning. At least it’s not the same time as the party! We booked the space months ago. She’s been dutifully handing over any money folks are giving her for graduation to go in her college spending account, but was thrilled to get a gift card to Forever 21-can’t put THAT in savings!
Hope your D feels better for her party! @sseamom
Graduation in 4 hours and 15 minutes…all sorts of mixed feelings today + trying to work + needing to get ready = chaos…
I know the emotions are coming soon - not prepared for that.