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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,715 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:12 PM Apr 8

Eligible US men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December [View all]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15717471/Eligible-US-men-automatically-registered-military-draft.html

The rule change was submitted by The Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans who would be eligible for the draft, on March 30.

'This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,' the agency's website said.

It adds that the rule change remains under review by regulatory affairs and is awaiting finalization.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Pentagon and the White House for comment.

The last time that the US conducted a draft was in the early to mid-1970s for the highly controversial US involvement in the Vietnam War.

Despite no active draft, men between the ages of 18 and 25 had still been required to register with the Selective Service System should one be activated.

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Eligible US men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 8 OP

Kick SheltieLover Apr 8 #1

Can bone spurs be inherited? Sneederbunk Apr 8 #2

We just won the midterms in a landslide. Scrivener7 Apr 8 #3

Trump recruiting poster Norrrm Apr 8 #4

Syphilis? displacedvermoter Apr 8 #5

100% curable with penicillin. ShazzieB Apr 9 #23

His father is in the Tertiary stages of the disease, displacedvermoter Apr 9 #24

He would be too proud to admit it and none of his "doctors" would tell him. Like Mao and the little girls he infected. Dave Bowman Apr 9 #26

That would be a good protest sign! Bayard Apr 8 #15

Been there, done that, don't want to do it again. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 8 #6

I wonder if Hegseth will be disdainful of nonwhite enlistees BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 8 #7

Well, he sure is disdainful of non white officers, especially if they're female, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 8 #8

That's historically been the case Akakoji Apr 9 #25

YUP popsdenver Apr 9 #28

Thank You. Talitha Apr 8 #10

My relative got a draft notice from the Army one morning in the mail.................. Lovie777 Apr 9 #27

Heads up, Canada. You will be needing additional immigration staff. wnylib Apr 8 #9

Seems rather benign. Having to register seemed a little weird EdmondDantes_ Apr 8 #11

Here's the kicker that Dems shouldn't miss maxrandb Apr 8 #12

K&R Bayard Apr 8 #14

Do you not need to show any form of ID when you report for duty? pcdb Apr 9 #19

That's not the point maxrandb Apr 9 #20

If we use it, this is great messaging. Now hopefully we'll get some bots out there to spread exactly that message Scrivener7 Apr 9 #21

Failing to register is already a Federal felony MichMan Apr 8 #13

Say what???!!! yellow dahlia Apr 8 #16

BIG BROTHER will register you for the draft FOR you !!!! Jack Valentino Apr 9 #17

Every male for the last 45+ years had to do it anyway ITAL Apr 9 #18

Change SSS to SS - that's what they are being recruited into. mdbl Apr 9 #22