Registration with the Selective Service System has been mandatory for decades, however the US military draft will soon become an automatic registration process by the federal government for young men.

(WFSB) - Starting in December, men 18 to 26 will automatically be registered for a draft, meaning they no longer have to fill out registration cards on their own. The change doesn’t mean there will be ...

(CNN) — Eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft starting in December. Right now, eligible male U.S. citizens ages 18 to 26 are required to register online with ...

The U.S. will soon begin automatically registering eligible men for the military draft, shifting responsibility from individuals to the Selective Service System. While women remain exempt, certain ...

Automatic draft registration will start in December 2026, following President Donald Trump’s signing of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act into law in December 2025. This will ...