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Eligible US men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December [View all]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15717471/Eligible-US-men-automatically-registered-military-draft.htmlThe rule change was submitted by The Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans who would be eligible for the draft, on March 30.
'This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,' the agency's website said.
It adds that the rule change remains under review by regulatory affairs and is awaiting finalization.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Pentagon and the White House for comment.
The last time that the US conducted a draft was in the early to mid-1970s for the highly controversial US involvement in the Vietnam War.
Despite no active draft, men between the ages of 18 and 25 had still been required to register with the Selective Service System should one be activated.
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