U.S. moves to automatic Selective Service registration - Asian Journal News

Draft Registration Goes Automatic: What Young Men Need to Know

Young men across the United States could find themselves automatically registered with the Selective Service System by the end of 2026 without taking any action themselves. The change shifts responsibility for registration from individuals to the federal agency and takes effect in December. The Selective Service System maintains a database of men eligible for a potential military draft in a national emergency. President Donald Trump signed the f…

Automatic military draft registration for American men takes effect in December.

The automatic registration will apply to male US citizens and “every other male person” in the country between the ages of 18 and 26.

Automatic Draft Registration Would Expand U.S. Surveillance State: Antiwar Activist

The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool. The U.S. hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, but it still maintains a registry of eligible men in case the draft is restored. New rules around automatic military draft registration were tucked into the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. We are joined by Edward Hasbrouck, an organizer with the Anti-Draft Co…

Letter: How to make unfair draft even worse | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Not sure I like this: Under the new 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, “every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States … between the ages of 18 and 26” will be registered for the draft automatically. The previous policy required young men to self-register within 30 days of their 18th birthday.

U.S. moves to automatic Selective Service registration - Asian Journal News

Government will automatically register eligible men, replacing self-signup requirement WASHINGTON — The United States is moving to an automatic registration system for Selective Service, marking the most consequential administrative change to the process since the modern system resumed in 1980. The change is part of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law on December 18, 2025. It…

Selective Service System To Automatically Register Eligible Men For Draft Pool By December 2026 - Armed Forces Press

Public Domain Washington — The Selective Service System plans to begin automatically registering all eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft database by the end of December 2026, aiming to close a longstanding compliance gap that has left nearly one in five young men unregistered. The agency submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, kicking off the formal review process needed befor…