All eligible young men aged 18–25 will be automatically registered for the U.S. military draft starting December 2026.

[u/Upset-Main-1988]

Source: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/08/automatic-registration-for-us-military-draft-eligible-men-to-begin-in-december/

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[u/PlushRusher]

So they are going to automatically register everyone to vote too, right… right?

[u/ThrowRA-4545 → u/PlushRusher]

Only in red states

[u/UnableChard2613 → u/ThrowRA-4545]

That makes no difference. It would still help Democrats.

[u/Heisenberger6 → u/UnableChard2613]

There are a lot of poor people in red states but there's also a lot of fucking idiots

[u/RobotSchlong10 → u/Heisenberger6]

there's also a lot of fucking idiots

👆🏻 This!

[u/Tyrinnus → u/RobotSchlong10]

Yeah about 77 million of them

[u/gentisciid → u/Tyrinnus]

77M ignorants waiting to be rich while his son made $50M in 3 hours in insider crypto

[u/Maleficent-Block-966 → u/gentisciid]

And that was only noticed because it was so blatant.

[u/AlarisMystique → u/Maleficent-Block-966]

They're not hiding their crimes well, but not like anyone is keeping them accountable for it.

[u/ActivePeace33 → u/Tyrinnus]

And traitors. They’re idiots and traitors.

[u/Ok-Addition1264 → u/ActivePeace33]

They have a pretty long history of being traitors.

..and somehow are proud of that shit.

[u/patchhappyhour → u/RobotSchlong10]

They should change Oklahoma's name to idiotville

[u/your_moms_a_clone → u/RobotSchlong10]

Which produces more idiots

[u/eb7772 → u/Heisenberger6]

Remember when Biden put your kids up to die for a war for power. Nope me neither

[u/randomgunfire48 → u/Heisenberger6]

To trump they’re the same thing

[u/Hourslikeminutes47 → u/Heisenberger6]

Especially in red states...per capita

[u/Big-a-hole-2112 → u/Heisenberger6]

Then they can go fight in Israel’s war.

[u/InvestIntrest → u/UnableChard2613]

It likely wouldn't change the breakdown much. In the last election, 65% of those eligible to vote did so. That's a massive statistical sample set.

The idea that it's mostly Democrats who are too dumb, lazy, or busy to go vote doesn't hold water.

[u/Previous_Soil_5144 → u/ThrowRA-4545]

That's pretty much what the SAVE act does.

Allows the federal government to purge voter rolls on a monthly basis.

[u/One_Term2162 → u/PlushRusher]

This is what I don't get, you can register everyone for the draft, but you can't for voting? You can die for your country but heaven forbid you get to vote! Like WTF!

[u/Neinhalt_Sieger → u/One_Term2162]

Land of the free.

[u/Rich-Many1369 → u/Neinhalt_Sieger]

Land of the free and unregulated capitalism

[u/Icy-Artist1888 → u/One_Term2162]

You can die for THEIR country. Do you get it now?

[u/One_Term2162 → u/Icy-Artist1888]

I got it awhile ago, but its just so infuriating, fills me with an outrage that burns with such moral clarity that I think there may be a tree that needs to to get whacked down.

[u/Icy-Artist1888 → u/One_Term2162]

A problem defined is half solved. The fight is not between roght and left, it is between top and bottom

[u/ecbulldog → u/One_Term2162]

Voter registration is handled at the state level.

[u/AmazonWorkhorse → u/One_Term2162]

Party of small government

[u/RedditReader4031 → u/AmazonWorkhorse]

The current Selective Service Act has been in place since 1983. The only change here is the automatic registration. That actually benefits those who are required to register by eliminating their potential loss of benefits.

[u/its_kgs_not_lbs → u/RedditReader4031]

They don't want to hear this, shhhh...

[u/FailedToRemit → u/One_Term2162]

Because voting is a right and you can’t compel someone to exercise their rights.  

[u/fitoj36206 → u/FailedToRemit]

Voting actually is compulsory in some countries and it's not the end of the world. Either way, we're not talking about compulsory voting here, we're talking about universal registration, making it easier for anyone who wants to vote to actually do it. Nobody is being forced to vote by being registered.

[u/Sroundez → u/fitoj36206]

Voter eligibility is generally a federal status, but registration and the voting process itself is controlled by the states. Do you want to switch to a federal registration system? Actually, come to think of it, that would be a great idea being able to eliminate non-citizens voting in federal, state, and local elections.

[u/Pocket_Jury → u/One_Term2162]

Yes. WTF. Don't blame it on gov't, though. It's an easy out. 8 million people spent their No Kings Day walking around holding signs. If those 8 million people spent the day registering just 2 friends to vote, that day would have been worth something. Imagine 16 million more voters after that day?

[u/PsyOpBunnyHop → u/PlushRusher]

This is how republicans deal with losing the young voters. Send them off to die.

[u/MonStarBigFoot → u/PsyOpBunnyHop]

One step further. The young folks in his base are protected by joining ICE. So you do early ICE enlistment to grab up the like minded xenophobes, and then force the rest to go die somewhere else. Then you have a force at home that has to challengers.

[u/pucaslice → u/PsyOpBunnyHop]

You’re not paying attention, the young voters are a large part of what got Trump re-elected

[u/NecroSoulMirror-89 → u/PlushRusher]

lol no you’ll have t prove your grandparents status before they do that (jk but they’d definitely do it again if we let them)

[u/shrkbyte]

I'm so confused. Wasn't this basically mandatory already?

[u/Formal_Equal_7444 → u/shrkbyte]

It wasn't "basically" mandatory, it was absolutely mandatory. Punishments for failing to register include up to $250,000 in fines, loss of federal program eligibility, and potentially imprisonment.

It's a for-profit sensationalist news organization cash grab to stir up drama to generate revenue.

[u/Odd_Berry_7916 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

And 46 states already automatically register you get your permit or license.

[u/its_kgs_not_lbs → u/Odd_Berry_7916]

Yep. I remember being registered when I applied for my license.

[u/NewCobbler6933 → u/Odd_Berry_7916]

I had to register as a condition of getting financial aid for college

[u/EVOSexyBeast → u/Odd_Berry_7916]

And this fixed those last 4 states and at the same time allows us to stop paying for a different system to do the same thing 46 times.

[u/rfg8071 → u/EVOSexyBeast]

That’s the kind of efficiency improvements we need rather than politically charged dismantling of whole institutions.

[u/Sufficient_Cake_4845 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

So what happens when they find 19-25 year olds who didnt register at 18? Asking for some young US expats who fit this criteria.

[u/delicate_soup → u/Sufficient_Cake_4845]

As far as I know it wasn’t/isn’t something they’re going out and arresting you for…I believe some federal loans require you to be registered though. I had to show proof for my student loans

[u/mad_as-a-hatter → u/delicate_soup]

It also matters if applying for federal jobs. My kind had to find his selective service number when he got hired for a federal job

[u/CompuuterJuice → u/Sufficient_Cake_4845]

I didn’t know about it and never registered. I now can’t get any type of federal loans.

[u/FastActinTenactin → u/Sufficient_Cake_4845]

If they’re an expat they probably shouldn’t worry about it. Do they have full citizenship in their new country? If so, just stay there. They’re probably better off, to be honest.

[u/Moist_Bid4584 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

Lol, was gonna say, they made me sign up the moment I hit 18. Now when they make women do it, let me know.

[u/Illustrious-Bat1553 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

Eligible only

[u/clearthroat88 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

It being mandatory and it being automatic aren't the same thing.

[u/mjohnson280 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

It just wasn't automated. It's a non-story that seems relevant because we have no idea what's going on with Iran.

Nothing changed, timing is odd but unrelated to the conflict.

[u/chiksahlube → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

Yeah, everyone has to register, doesn't mean they'll start calling it.

If they start calling the draft in December... shits gonna get real, fast.

[u/InstructionRare1836 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

The bigger point is that they , the gov, always had the power to do this easily. Now do the same for voting  and taxes. It can be easily done and save us all money and trouble.

Do healthcare while they are at since death and taxes are everyone's commonality.

[u/Beijing_Pie9099 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

It wasn't "basically" mandatory, it was absolutely mandatory. Punishments for failing to register include up to $250,000 in fines, loss of federal program eligibility, and potentially imprisonment

Translating

"If you are rich you can avoid getting thrown in the meatgrinder by paying a small fee"

[u/BicentenialDude → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

This way, it just makes it automatic and don’t need to worry about it. Libs are getting their panties in a bunch over nothing.

[u/NervousBeat16 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

I wondered the same thing. I’m pretty center leaning in politics and this has felt like a big fat…”let’s get people more mad”. Then, the things we should really be mad about, The Files, is forgotten for a moment again. 

[u/Successful_Hour_1906 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

I agree, headline is rage bait.

[u/Aturkeyclub → u/shrkbyte]

Was this the selective service things I was getting in the mail and throwing away lol

[u/QuercusTomentella → u/Aturkeyclub]

Indeed it is, but probably telling you that you're already enrolled. If you have a drivers license, r state id, or passport you are already registered if you're in 41 states, if you've ever applied for financial aid of any sort that or worked a job where you paid sdi (virtully any w2 job) you're enrolled in 5 more.

There's only 4 states where you need to put in the paperwork (or apply online) yourself: Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wyoming. And all these states will give you instructions on how to do so when you get your id and when you turn 18.

[u/BathFullOfDucks]

In the election: we believe in small government

After the election: we're stealing your kids.

[u/RS_EJB → u/BathFullOfDucks]

This has been a law for decades, they just made it so you dont have to manually do it.

[u/ConstableAssButt → u/RS_EJB]

It's been unenforced for 40 years now. The last person jailed for dodging selective service was in 1986. Realistically, as a vet, shit would have to be unimaginably bad for the US to consider a draft. I'm not talking like; "A war is going poorly" bad. I mean like, civilization has ended, all technology has stopped working, and also, somehow, the species has collectively lost the entire concept of soup existing, level of bad.

The US military is not a boots military. One drone with a bomb is worth 30 well trained solders, much less what conscripts a modern country like the US could manage to shake off the street. A conscript military would be a liability the US would only entertain if the alternative was total extinction.

[u/pdx-Psych → u/ConstableAssButt]

Or… just hear me out… if we just needed to physically occupy a large area country after terrible leadership got us involved in a full scale war. But that would never happen… right?

[u/Soggy_Struggle_963 → u/pdx-Psych]

I feel like need isn't the correct word here. If it happens I would probably phrase it more along the lines of "some delusional fuckwad who claimed he will not start any wars and that he will stop them pulled us into a conflict and wants us to send everyone to occupy space"

[u/Mayweather2025 → u/RS_EJB]

Normally Republicans would say you have the freedom to not register, and if you have any issues by going that route, its on you.

Interesting that we can automatically register people to be sent to die, but not to be able to vote.

[u/the-JSVague → u/Mayweather2025]

Yup well that’s the government for you. There’s tons of problems that could be solved

[u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ → u/BathFullOfDucks]

Buying the narrative I see, you already have to register at 18, it’s a law… has been since the 1970’s. This automated the system and cuts down on the cost/waste of mailing the reminders and draft cards physically.

[u/preparedbassfisher → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

IVE BEEN SCREAMING THIS AND NO ONE IS LISTENING 

[u/Celtic159 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

Welcome to Reddit, where no one knows anything and everyone's angry.

[u/TYPOGRAPH1C → u/Celtic159]

Are the rules also made up, and the points (upvotes) don't matter?

[u/Zuraj → u/TYPOGRAPH1C]

The upvotes DO matter. I will never get a gf if my reddit score is too low.

[u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ → u/Celtic159]

It’s wild. It used to be somewhat decent, now it’s just a bunch of bots.

[u/Worth-Trade9381 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

How do you know you're not a bot?

[u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ → u/Worth-Trade9381]

Bleep blorp

[u/Worth-Trade9381 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

We speak the same language.

[u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ → u/Worth-Trade9381]

Does this work for you?

[u/cyphe8500 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

💯🤜🤛😂

[u/Jane_the_doe → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

See deezs what?

[u/Gogo202 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

You wish it was bots. They would be smarter if that was the case

[u/ryuut → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

Well, you technically are required to within 30 days of turning 18, but you got until 26 before youre penalized.

[u/Weary-Astronaut1335 → u/ryuut]

Not registering bars one from all sorts of federal benefits and opportunities, even without legal repercussions.

[u/Big-Performance-2075 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

lol and everyone is losing their shit over it, when it already exists.

[u/Ambitious-Nobody-817 → u/Big-Performance-2075]

The point is, they'll never do this with voting, but its clearly possible to do this. Also, changing this policy this dramatically during a very unpopular war is, at best, poor messaging, and at worse....we'll who knows at this point.

[u/superkase → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

It does highlight the absurdity of automatic draft registration but increasingly difficult voter registration. I wonder how many non-citizens will be erroneously drafted, and if they'll spend millions of dollars and countless hours virtue signaling about ferreting out the non-citizens?

[u/JUYED-AWK-YACC → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

It has not been constant since the 70s. Carter reintroduced registration. I’m not registered and never have been (come get me coppers, I’m 66 years old).

[u/cyphe8500 → u/GR1ZZLYBEARZ]

These idiots couldn't tell you what state the capitol is in 😂

[u/nahno1234 → u/cyphe8500]

Please tell me what state the capitol is in

[u/cyphe8500 → u/nahno1234]

C'mon dude... I was waiting for someone to take the bait.

[u/Xstaphylococcus → u/BathFullOfDucks]

Misleading title. Not automatically registered for draft. Automatically registered for selective service. Two distinct things. Stupid click bait attempting to invoke fear.

[u/RedeemedRonan → u/Xstaphylococcus]

Splitting hairs. Selective service is the list of names for the draft. It has no other function, its part of it.

[u/woodelvezop → u/Xstaphylococcus]

To be fair selective service is just the fancier name for draft, but yea this is a click bait deal.

[u/ganjaccount → u/Xstaphylococcus]

What is selective service and how is it distinct from the draft?

[u/UnpaidThotLeader]

This isn’t new…it’s just automatic and online now. Most registered their senior year of high school via a little paper slip previously

[u/Over_Writing467 → u/UnpaidThotLeader]

I went to the post office to get my form. I enlisted a month later so it was a moot point.

[u/mentales → u/UnpaidThotLeader]

"This isn't new... t’s just automatic now"

Oh, so it's new that it's automatic now? They should've added that to the headline!

[u/CecilTWashington → u/UnpaidThotLeader]

Yeah this is being misunderstood. You are legally required to sign up for selective service. This just makes it automatic. I dislike this admin as much as the next person but this just doesn’t seem like that big of a deal.

[u/Dramatic_Date8351]

Trumps son should be the first to so

[u/jjbananamonkey → u/Dramatic_Date8351]

He actually has a severe case of draft dodgingitis so.

[u/Shenloanne → u/Dramatic_Date8351]

The aristocratic class run off a different set of rules.

[u/Katamari_Demacia]

That's fine. We are already required to. (That's not fine)

[u/b20339]

Only men? 🧐🤨

[u/WhoFearsDeath → u/b20339]

Yes. Liberal representatives have put forth a law to expand it to everyone regardless of gender several times, but it is always voted down, primarily but not exclusively by conservatives.

[u/b20339 → u/WhoFearsDeath]

Interesting

[u/stellarliger → u/b20339]

Its a lot harder for men to pretend like theyre facing inequality if the draft isnt men only. Its the first thing many men sprint to when people bring up the inequality women suffer. The Repuhlican party is invested on having as many tools to control women as possible, and the men they successfully turn against women.

Even though the draft hasnt applied anyone since the vietnam war. Due in large part due to the large amount of women who actually volunteer for the military. So anyone afraid of the draft can thank women for protecting them from it

Interestingly enough, female politicians are far more likely to propose legislation to end the draft than male ones, even if it doesnt affect them.

I

[u/PrizeFront8677 → u/b20339]

Well men start wars, so men should fight them. I personally don't want to see someone's mother or sister bleed out in front of me. It's cool if they stay home.

[u/Formal_Equal_7444 → u/b20339]

Yes only Men. It's the only law currently on the books that is unequal for gender.

[u/bankfraud1 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

That’s hilarious 

[u/Formal_Equal_7444 → u/bankfraud1]

I don't see any women marching in the streets for the right to be eligible for the draft. Equality and all that. When it suits them.

[u/hamoc10 → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

Selective Service is an example of systemic sexism and misogyny that hurts men.

The answer isn’t to also hurt women, but to stop hurting men.

[u/Dusk_Abyss → u/Formal_Equal_7444]

Thats because no one wants to be drafted. Men included.

[u/ConfusedAndCurious17]

I’m pretty sure if you weren’t doing it manually you could face legal trouble before. This is a good thing. The government already knows who you are, we don’t need people catching charges because they didn’t fill out their selective service paperwork.

[u/John-Wilks-Boof → u/ConfusedAndCurious17]

I’ll take the alleged trouble, I never signed up after high school cause fuck the draft and I’ve never heard a peep.

[u/ConfusedAndCurious17 → u/John-Wilks-Boof]

Some states have been automatically doing it when you get your drivers license renewed. You may be registered and not know it

Edit to add: according to Google it’s a $250,000 fine and 5 years in prison. There’s no draft and I doubt there would be. I would recommend doing it but you do you.

[u/Formal_Equal_7444 → u/John-Wilks-Boof]

If you're registered to vote, you're registered with selective service automatically already.

[u/WolfThick]

So I guess I really did miss something when did young men have to stop registering for the draft I had to register when I was 18 in 1977.

[u/FaceWithAName → u/WolfThick]

They didn't. This is just outrage posting. It's a legal requirement to register at 18. This just automates the process now.

[u/Optimal_Cause4583 → u/FaceWithAName]

Okay but.... Why now? 

[u/BigDaddyDumperSquad → u/Optimal_Cause4583]

This was signed before the Iran conflict started. I believe it was also spearheaded by a Democrat who was an Air Force veteran?

[u/Optimal_Cause4583 → u/BigDaddyDumperSquad]

Just a weird little coincidence then 

[u/BraceThis → u/WolfThick]

Same. There was no choice or option to not i thought.

[u/Funny_Engineering_15 → u/[deleted]]

There is a conscientious objector route, I have no idea what that looks like or how difficult the exemption is ( I imagine very)

*spelling

[u/KactusVAXT → u/Funny_Engineering_15]

It probably requires a lawyer or some other step the poors can’t utilize like the wealthy can.

[u/WhipassWhiplash → u/Funny_Engineering_15]

The MAGA neanderthal govt is not going to be hearing anything about conscientious objections

[u/feral0101 → u/Funny_Engineering_15]

Yeah, and if you don’t I will put you in a future compilation of American soldiers eating FPV drones Gopnik style to a really good Jumpstyle track for fking up energy prices here in Europe

[u/baphothustrianreform → u/Funny_Engineering_15]

Yeah not gonna happen under this regime

[u/fairwaysandfinance → u/[deleted]]

Ha, I served with guys who's parents raised them like that. One guy said his mom wouldn't even let him have a water GUN. He was a machine gunner

Just like the kids that are raised in super strict religious homes. When they go to college, they are the wildest.

"All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." -Burke

Some people need to be killed in this world, plain and simple.

[u/amuricanswede → u/fairwaysandfinance]

Not your point but man I fucking can't stand the extremist doves. Had a buddy growing up that wasn't allowed to play paintball because guns.

[u/ledow → u/fairwaysandfinance]

(I'm not American)

There's a difference between me not wanting to kill someone myself, and me not wanting a trained professional willing to do so to kill someone.

Same way that I don't ever want to work in sewage systems, but I understand the need for people who want to do that.

Or being a vet putting down animals. I get its necessary. I just don't want to be the one who has to do it.

And, let's be clear. Serving in the military is NOT about shooting the bad guy. That's a tiny minor part of it. It's about indoctrinating you so that you NEVER QUESTION shooting whoever someone tells you is the bad guy. Even if that's a kid. Even if that's a guy carrying something that LOOKS like a rocket launcher from a helicopter several miles away. Even if that's a rebel in a hospital.

I don't object to the concept that some people need to die. I object to you telling me who that person is, being punished if I don't blindly trust you, and then expecting ME to kill them on your behalf. That's a very, very different scenario.

And, honestly, most UK kids don't ever see real guns (except in American movies), our schools are now prohibiting "gun-based" games (e.g. "I made a lego gun and shot you!" from a toddler) which they didn't when I was a kid, etc. We haven't had a school shooting in nigh-on 30 years. I think that's a trade-off I'm willing to make.

[u/True-Rabbit-1596 → u/fairwaysandfinance]

Who has the right to decide who has to be killed?

[u/Weary-Astronaut1335 → u/True-Rabbit-1596]

Just based on the laws that have authority over me: I do in certain circumstances.

[u/Fanjo_mcclanjo → u/fairwaysandfinance]

Exactly, and if you dont kill them, how the hell are the oligarchs supposed to steal their oil?

[u/Few-Actuator9705 → u/fairwaysandfinance]

Yup! There's a lot of evil people in this world. It's unfortunate but its very real.

[u/Proper-Shopping-3190 → u/fairwaysandfinance]

Bruh I’m the wildest and I still wouldn’t kill anyone

[u/Few-Actuator9705 → u/Proper-Shopping-3190]

You will when someone else is trying to kill you first.

[u/Tosslebugmy → u/Few-Actuator9705]

That’s why you avoid such a situation

[u/Day_Prisoners]

So woman are exempt?

[u/Ok_Jeweler1044 → u/Day_Prisoners]

They are for Trump and Epstein corps so no need

[u/myryad21 → u/Day_Prisoners]

equality and stuff

[u/IhasCandies → u/Day_Prisoners]

Yes because republicans don’t want women serving in the military to begin with.

[u/GoodOldPepe → u/IhasCandies]

Read the article

[u/Absentrando → u/IhasCandies]

It’s not just republicans broski

[u/preteen-wartortle → u/Day_Prisoners]

I’m a woman and a combat vet. Women have been fighting for equality in the military for as long as we have had one and conservatives/modern day GOP have always shot it down. I was technically disallowed from combat roles, even if I ended up fighting anyway. Many women more dedicated, driven, and capable than me (and no doubt than some of the men I served with) were not allowed to serve the way they wanted or were best suited to.

I also spent my time surrounded by people who generally did not think I had a right to be standing beside them. Many were very outspoken sexists far beyond that, sincerely telling me I shouldn’t even have the right to vote.

But I’d be willing to bet almost every one of them would prefer a woman who volunteered over any person who did not want to be there. Women should be allowed to fight (given they can make the same standards—this also needs to change) but they should not be forced to sign up for the draft because no one should be forced to sign up for it.

The draft should be abolished.

[u/GoodOldPepe → u/Day_Prisoners]

Yes. They never ever ask to change this.

[u/Minute-Variation-906]

Do your reading. Starting in December 2026, the government will use federal databases to automatically register eligible individuals, though no active, mandatory military service or draft is currently in effect.

https://www.sss.gov/about/#:~:text=Automatic%20Registration:%20%200n%20December%2018,regarding%20the%20automated%2%20Olegislative%20proposal.

It's a national defense agreement. The deal was voted in by both sides of the table 77-20

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases

[u/sleauxmo]

This is alreeeeeeady a thiiiiiiiiing

[u/amcape30]

Barron Trump turns 27 on November 30th.

[u/Fun-Metal-6861]

Glad we elected a peaceful president. /s

[u/Apprehensive_Soil306]

This has been around for like 50 years, some of you really don’t look up a single thing you read on here lmao

[u/MajiktheBus]

FUCK WAR

[u/kecvtc]

Americans are always like "we can't do general strike because we might lose our job and end up on the street" and now they'll not only lose that job when they get drafted but also probably their own life while killing foreign kids if they get deployed

[u/ComesInAnOldBox → u/kecvtc]

Registering for the draft has been mandatory for over 50 years, and there are a lot of consequences for not doing so. This just saves the paperwork.

[u/Murky-Echidna-3519 → u/ComesInAnOldBox]

It should have been like this all along.

[u/RS_EJB → u/kecvtc]

You had to manually register for the draft for decades now. This makes it easier on the citizens...

[u/caddyncells → u/kecvtc]

Redditors are always like... Dumb.

[u/MrJockStrap → u/kecvtc]

The draft hasnt changed at all, and there are laws protecting you from losing your job for military service...

Its impressive how confidently ignorant some people are after seeing a single headline.

[u/jkoki088 → u/MrJockStrap]

It’s really crazy seeing all these comments. Redditors don’t seem to understand any civics

[u/Scar1203]

All this really changes is whether or not someone can technically end up getting in trouble for forgetting to register. I get people want to be outraged but this is genuinely nothing, and I'll be surprised if we do another draft without something on the level of a world war, the last one took decades to recover from in terms of discipline and morale.

[u/ManBunH8er]

Is this different from Selective Service?

[u/papalugnut]

This was a requirement regardless so this just streamlines the process anyways so I don’t mind this. When I had to register 20 years ago it was a whole process. As others have stated, would be nice if they could do it for voter registration as well but they are afraid of that.

[u/dougrlawrence]

No one bothers to read and understand anything anymore. It’s easier to post comments for likes than be factual.

I’m 61, I registered with the Selective Service 43 years ago at the post office. A democrat from PA decided it would save money to have registration automatic. That’s all that’s changed.

[u/Bolterblessme]

Now do voting

[u/Snigglybear]

This is actually a good thing imo. I didn’t know we were required to register for the military until I went to college.

[u/JulesVernerator]

They're getting ready to fight China in 2027.

[u/Few-Actuator9705]

So what. Its an automated process where before you had to register.

[u/FaceWithAName → u/Few-Actuator9705]

This is what I'm saying. You had to legally register anyways.

[u/cholointheskies]

Actual good change for once

[u/JulioJonesSon]

OP is a bot posting this same headline multiple times. Every other post on this sub is made by this bot stirring the pot.

[u/Relative-Macaron-210]

You dont live in america do you? Because you would know its a law and it already exisits this just simply makes it easier, this has been around since the 1970’s.

[u/LazyLobster]

I thought this was already a thing?

It is weird how the "no new wars" folks:

• Change the name of the "Department of Defense" to "Department of War"
• Attack two countries that pose no immediate threat to the USA
• Threaten to take Greenland from Denmark by "any means necessary"
• Make a big deal about auto-enrolling men into the draft, despite not having a draft since Vietnam.

[u/Fruit_Fly_LikeBanana → u/LazyLobster]

It was already legally required, this just makes it automatic.

It's a weird duality, because this is an obviously good idea that should have been done a long time ago. But it feels sinister, and probably is sinister, when done by this administration

[u/RogerPenroseSmiles]

My son will serve crack before serving this country in the military. And that's coming from a family who has had numerous former military members. Not dying for Israel, or a demented warmonger.

[u/MrJockStrap → u/RogerPenroseSmiles]

Luckily for you, he will probably wind up doing just that!

[u/HolaDrNick → u/RogerPenroseSmiles]

Having served, I doubt your son would be the kind of kid I'd want in my unit. 😆

[u/graz999]

Maybe now boomers will do something about it

[u/Low_Committee6119 → u/graz999]

You mean the generation of drug addicts that just shit on vets as they came back from Vietnam?

[u/BathFullOfDucks → u/Low_Committee6119]

Or the ones that sat out GWOT, own three AR15s and 5.11's but now say conscription would be good, for the children

[u/GenericAccount13579]

I don’t see why this is such big news, and I’m assuming the “outrage” is all from foreigners who don’t understand the system. All males are required to register for the draft when they turn 18, this has been the case for decades. This is simply automating the process instead of making them fill out a form.

[u/change_da_money]

Let's go, Barron.....

[u/Emotional_Gazelle_37]

🖕that! Oligarchs, send your own kids to fight your wars!!

[u/StatusAd7352]

This doesn't mean what y'all brainless redditors assume. There is no active draft. Every single US military personnel in the military joined voluntary. Mandatory registration has been active for nearly the past 100 years. There hasn't been an active draft since Vietnam and it requires congress to activate such. 

Instead of making the individual responsible to register themselves manually, it's now simply automatic.

[u/DarkLordGaming49]

Pedo president escaped the draft yet is forcing young people to. Nah increase the age up to 80, make these old fukers go who voted for this clown.

[u/Johndoe19922222]

I was registered back in 2013 without my consent so it's been happening for a while..

[u/GrayedOutfield → u/Johndoe19922222]

It's always been a requirement to register with selective service. Just never enforced.

[u/Proper-Shopping-3190]

I don’t care if it’s always been a thing, not happening! My generation is soft and soft is better, love is better, peace is better. We have one life to live.

[u/Gullible_Classroom71]

The people pearl clutching about this are hilarious. All males once eighteen were supposed to do this. It's not a draft or anything, now you don't hace to go to the dmv to do it.

[u/Cbpowned]

You’re already supposed to register for the selective service at 18. Y’all stupid.

[u/-_lo]

No one cares about men. -_-

[u/Dragnier84]

Damn! So much winning.

[u/user-captain]

Join up or we will send you back.

[u/Shenloanne]

Get in the box for Uncle Bibi...

[u/Sweet-Difference2725]

They’re already registered. It’s called the Selective Service.