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.

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

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

With conflict in the Middle East, some people might have questions about registering for Selective Service. So what exactly ...

Congress has tweaked how the government builds its Selective Service rolls, but the shift is about who shows up in federal records, not about pulling anyone into uniform. Any return to compulsory ...

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 ...

As automatic systems expand in New Jersey, concerns grow over whether safeguards and obligations are applied consistently. Trenton, NJ – New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission is once again at the ...

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 ...

The number of men completing Selective Service documents has increased sharply in the last week, postal employees said Tuesday. Selective Service compiles names of men at least 18 years old who would ...

Throughout communities nationwide, young men are unintentionally discounting one of our nation’s most important civic duties, registration with the Selective Service. Just like voting is a civic duty, ...

Congress appropriates funds for the SSS through the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act./158 For FY2021, Congress appropriated $26 million, a decrease from the FY2020 ...