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 ...

Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex. On January 8, 2021, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – Israel, Iran, Russia, and ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Selective Service System has summoned volunteers who serve on its Ohio draft boards for a training session this weekend, but that doesn’t mean the United States is ...

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and sudden U.S. involvement in conflicts in the region, more Americans have started to wonder -- both quietly and publicly -- "Is there going to be a draft ...

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 ...

The draft has not been used since the Vietnam War. The Selective Service System, which holds a list of potential recruits in the event of a draft, maintains that it's "business as usual" amid growing ...

The Selective Service website crashed Friday because of "the spread of misinformation," the agency tweeted. The website's crash came hours after the announcement that the head of Iran's Revolutionary ...

World leaders warn Russia's invasion into Ukraine could spark WWIII. Congress could reinstate the draft, but only in the event of a national emergency. Currently, only men ages 18-25 are eligible to ...

WASHINGTON -- The Selective Service System is planning a comprehensive test of the military draft machinery, which hasn't been run since 1998. The agency is not gearing up for a draft, an agency ...