Is the draft coming back? Who is required to register for the Selective Service? Here's how a US military draft would work ...

There hasn’t been a draft in the U.S. since the Vietnam War, and it would take an act of Congress to enact one.

Learn the latest 2026 U.S. military draft disqualifications and exemptions, including medical fitness standards, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new plan from House lawmakers would automatically register men for a potential military draft when they hit age 18, avoiding ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure to automatically register men for the Selective Service, updating ...

In the hours after the United States launched an attack that resulted in the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, interest in Selective Service peaked. According to Google Trends, searches for ...

U.S. service members – Photo: Scandinavian Backlash, via Unsplash. The U.S. Selective Service says that transgender women must still register for the military draft, regardless of whether they have ...

・U.S. law requires men ages 18-25 to register with Selective Service, though federal student aid is no longer withheld for non-registration. ・Failing to register can still affect access to state-based ...

Every year, Congress must pass the federal defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act. The annual bill proposes policy for the Department of Defense and guides the military ...

A Supreme Court case challenging the requirement for men, but not women, to register with the Selective Service System for a possible military draft is forcing Congress to make a choice it has been ...

There’s a good reason why people are familiar with the Selective Service: When men living in the United States turn eighteen, they’re not simply granted the privileges of being of age; they also ...