A new plan from House lawmakers would automatically register men for a potential military draft when they hit age 18, avoiding potential legal consequences connected to failing to file the paperwork ...

A federal court judge recently declared what should already have been obvious: It’s unconstitutional to require only men — not women — to register for the military draft now that women can serve in ...

The chairman of a congressionally created commission charged with reviewing the nation’s selective service registration system says a ruling by a federal judge in Texas spells doom for the current law ...

Despite the all-volunteer military, men in the U.S. still have to register for the draft when they turn 18. But the fairness of the system, and its very existence, are again being questioned. There ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the hours after the United States ...

At the height of the tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassim Soleimani, the website of the Selective Service System crashed. “Due to the spread of misinformation, our website is ...

A Supreme Court case challenging the requirement for men, but not women, to register with the Selective Service System for a possible military draft is forcing Congress to make a choice it has been ...

Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex. On January 8, 2021, ...

A federal court judge recently declared what should already have been obvious: It’s unconstitutional to require only men — not women — to register for the military draft now that women can serve in ...

Cpl. Erin Thomas, top, a law enforcement Marine, and Cpl. Damionia Lott, an administrative specialist, practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques as a part of training at Camp Buehring in ...