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

A new law President Trump signed at the end of last year authorizes the automatic registration of most young men into the military draft pool. The change is not tied to the U.S.’s military operations ...

Automatic registration was mandated in late 2025 when President Donald Trump signed the 2026 NDAA into law.

As men of a certain age know, the Selective Service has not been voluntary. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr spins one of the ...

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

Many U.S. states register men ages 18-25 for the Selective Service - or military draft pool - when issuing a driver's license ...

On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, and tucked inside that sweeping piece of annual defense legislation was a ...

Starting in December 2026, the U.S. will automatically register eligible men ages 18–25 for the Selective Service, replacing ...

As the Iran war continues — despite a recent fragile ceasefire — concerns are popping up the United States may reinstitute the draft. Those eligible, along with their friends and family members, are ...