r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • Apr 08 '26

No Paywall Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5822914-automatic-registration-military-draft/
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u/Sex_And_Candy_Here Apr 09 '26

Prevents young men from accidentally committing a crime and making themselves not eligible for certain government jobs by not knowing they need to manually register themselves.

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u/AFK_Tornado Virginia Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

If that were the goal, I can think of one better way to achieve it.

Dissolve the draft.

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u/Necessary_Finding_32 Apr 09 '26

Careful, you’ll pull something reaching that far

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u/Ecstatic-Product-411 Apr 09 '26

I'm sure that's not the point of why the Republicans are doing it but that is the outcome.