Automatic Military Draft Registration Planned

The measure was tucked into an annual defense policy bill signed late last year and is now gaining public attention amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Eligible men between the ages of 18 and 25 will no longer need to register in person, as the government will utilize existing federal data to populate the pool.

Critics have raised concerns that the change could facilitate a future call-up if regional wars escalate or persist.

The Selective Service System maintains that the move is purely administrative and designed to improve the accuracy of national service records.