The US Selective Service registration process is changing to automatic enrollment. The agency says the move aims to streamline registration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government is preparing to automatically register eligible young men for the military draft beginning in December, marking significant changes to the Selective Service ...

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

In the past, eligible men have had to self-register for the draft by law. A change will make it so they are automatically registered.

Most male U.S. citizens ages 18-25 are required by law to register online with SSS within 30 days of their 18th birthday.

For the first time since 1980, the United States is overhauling how it registers men for a potential military draft. President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization ...

Here's when automatic military draft registration with Selective Service begins, what is enlistment age limit, who would be drafted first or exempt.

The shift from individual sign-ups to automatic registration aims to save millions of dollars as military recruitment hits a 15-year high.