The Selective Service System, which costs more than $31 million per year, has largely been defunct since 1973.

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 ...

As men of a certain age know, the Selective Service has not been voluntary. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr spins one of the two Plexiglas drums in Washington on Feb. 2, 1972 as the fourth annual ...

The senators say the system is costly and a relic, operating with a budget of $31 million to prepare for a draft that has not ...

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) – With conflict in the Middle East, some people might have questions about registering for Selective Service. So what exactly does it mean? According to the Selective Service ...

Eligible men in the U.S. will automatically be registered for the military draft beginning in December, according to the federal agency that oversees draft registration. The Selective Service System ...

The Selective Service System plans to automatically register most draft-eligible men by December 2026, after Congress approved the change in the fiscal 2026 defense bill. The system will use federal ...