US Plans to Automatically Register Young Men for Military Draft Eligibility The United States is set to implement a new policy that would automatically register young men for military draft eligibility starting as early as December, marking a significant shift from the current system of self-registration. The proposal, introduced by the Selective Service System (SSS), aims to transfer the responsibility of registration from individual men to federal authorities by integrating with existing government databases. This change, which has been approved by Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, seeks to streamline the process and reduce the administrative burden on the government. The U.S. military has operated as an all-volunteer force since 1973, following the end of the Vietnam War, when the last draft was suspended. However, the new rule would reintroduce a form of mandatory registration, though not necessarily conscription. Under the proposed system, men would be automatically registered for draft eligibility when they turn 18, eliminating the need for them to complete the process themselves within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Proponents argue that this approach would save the government millions of dollars annually, as current efforts to remind eligible men to register cost significant resources. The Selective Service System, which oversees the registration process, submitted the proposal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30. The SSS stated that the change would "transfer responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS" through integration with other federal data sources, such as tax records and driver’s license databases.#united_states #selective_service_system #karoline_leavitt #chrissy_houlahan #national_defense_authorization_act
