Selective Service System
Coverage of Selective Service System in the Nexus archive.
- Trump Administration Wants to Make It More Difficult to Evade a Military Draft
The Trump administration plans to automate military draft registration for men aged 18-25, replacing self-registration. This move aims to address declining registration rates and potential wartime needs, though Congress would still need to approve a draft. Historical context includes Vietnam War draft resistance and exemptions.
- Geraldo Rivera: Automatic registration for draft ‘a good idea’
Television personality Geraldo Rivera endorsed automatic registration of eligible men into the military draft pool. The proposal to automatically register men aged 18-25 for the Selective Service System was submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30.
- Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December
The US will automatically register eligible men into the military draft pool starting December 2023 to streamline the process and reduce costs. The Selective Service System (SSS) will manage this database, replacing the previous self-registration method.