As the Iran war continues — despite a recent fragile ceasefire — concerns are popping up the United States may reinstitute the draft. Those eligible, along with their friends and family members, are ...

As men of a certain age know, the Selective Service has not been voluntary. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr spins one of the ...

A new law President Trump signed at the end of last year authorizes the automatic registration of most young men into the military draft pool. The change is not tied to the U.S.’s military operations ...

Most male US citizens between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System. That ...

Automatic registration was mandated in late 2025 when President Donald Trump signed the 2026 NDAA into law.

Eligible men in the U.S. will automatically be registered for the military draft beginning in December, according to the federal agency that oversees draft registration. The Selective Service System ...

For decades, eligible men were required to register for selective service. Now, the military draft system is slated to change.

The Selective Service System plans to automatically register most draft-eligible men by December 2026, after Congress approved the change in the fiscal 2026 defense bill. The system will use federal ...