https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/us-military-draft-automatic-registration-war.html U.S. Government Moves Toward Automatic Registration for Military Draft The Selective Service System, an executive branch agency that is separate from the Defense Department, has required men ages 18 to 25 who are eligible to be drafted to register with the government since 1980. But government officials, bracing for what experts say are potential confrontations with China or Russia while military recruiting has slumped, plan to comb other federal databases to bolster the list. #militarydraft #registration #resist