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NEW YORK (PIX11) – Israel, Iran, Russia, and Ukraine – all currently in some form of conflict – have one thing in common: These countries have mandatory enrollment for military service.
The United States has sent aid to Ukraine and Israel, but no troops have been deployed into battle. However, many people on social media have questioned whether the U.S. would bring back its conscription, commonly called the draft.
“We are not aware of anything imminent with regard to reinstatement of a draft,” a spokesperson for the Selective Service System recently told PIX11 News. “This would require the president and Congress to take action to change the law before reinstating a system of conscription in the United States.”
If the U.S. were to reinstate the draft, here is everything you would need to know:
Even if someone is registered with the U.S. Selective Service System, it does not automatically mean they are inducted into the military. The Selective Service System is the government agency that maintains information about U.S. citizens relative to the draft.
Registering with the Selective Service System does not force you into the military. However, being drafted does.
The law requires all persons declared of the male sex at the time of birth to register with the Selective Service System, according to the agency’s website.
In the event of a draft, undocumented immigrants, legal permanent residents, and asylum seekers can be drafted if they are registered with Selective Service.
While the draft process remains, U.S. conscription is no longer active.
Then-President Richard Nixon in 1971 signed legislation to end conscription and put the reformed Selective Service System on standby. The last man inducted via conscription entered the Army on June 30, 1973.
It has been over 50 years since the last draft.
“A strong all-volunteer military has been successful in defending America for more than 50 years,” a spokesperson for the Selective Service said. “The Selective Service System represents an additional tier of support to our nation’s all-volunteer military in the event of a national emergency.”
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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