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With all combat roles open to females, Major Mike Lyons says it’s just a “logical conclusion” that there is at least a discussion about requiring women to register for the draft.

The CBS military analyst told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio’s Seattle’s Morning News that a “good debate” is now taking place. We’ll soon find out how Congress feels about it as well.

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The Associated Press reports that Congress is on the verge of ordering young women to register for a military draft for the first time in history. It’s caused an “outrage” among social conservatives that fear the move is a step toward blurring gender lines, the AP reports.

The Senate Armed Services Committee added a provision to its version of the annual defense policy bill that calls for women to sign up with the Selective Service within 30 days of turning 18 — just as men are — beginning in January 2018, according to a summary of the legislation released by the committee. It was approved late Thursday.

“This is a highly consequential — and, for many American families, a deeply controversial — decision that deserves to be resolved by Congress after a robust and transparent debate in front of the American people, instead of buried in an embargoed document that is passed every year to fund military pay and benefits,” said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) one of three Senate Armed Services Committee members who voted against the policy bill.

The full House is expected to take up its version of the legislation as early as next week. The Senate will consider its bill later this month.

Lyons told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio’s Dave Ross that he expects this to eventually make it to the president’s desk. However, Dave wonders if this is all just a big waste of time: If there is a draft, is there a feeling that women – not all – but some that get called up “just won’t make it?”

“That’s what I’m concerned about,” Lyons responded. “Women won’t really be drafted into combat roles … or they’ll have a choice.” Men, on the other hand, will not have a choice, he added.

Listen to their whole conversation below.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.