Automatic registration for US Military draft to begin in December

Post by lfuller » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

owlninja wrote: post #6

> But former President Jimmy Carter in 1980 reinstated the Selective Service in the event of a “national emergency,” where the registry could be used to “provide personnel to the Department of War and alternative service for conscientious objectors, if authorized by the President and Congress.” Department of Defense*

Post by linkregister » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

superkuh wrote: post #3

Automatic registration means young adults will not have the consciously confront the possibility. This will certainly decrease the number of people establishing the paper trail that they are contentious objectors.

Post by mindslight » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

frugalmail wrote: post #11

Aboutplants wrote: post #5

I still don’t understand why, if they are having trouble with recruitment, they simply won’t raise the pay to entice more recruits? We have a seemingly unlimited budget for bombs but god forbid you pay for smart, qualified people willing to actually do the work. It is as simple as that and not anymore complicated

- The US has had record breaking recruitment in the last 1.5 years. - This policy is a readiness, not an activation. It's not related to current recruitment. Traditionally the US believes arming the people (2nd Amendment) means we're a stronger nation. Having bases globally makes us a stronger nation. Having everybody registered to the draft makes us a stronger nation.

Post by jagged-chisel » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC

gowld wrote: post #9

Aboutplants wrote: post #5

I still don’t understand why, if they are having trouble with recruitment, they simply won’t raise the pay to entice more recruits? We have a seemingly unlimited budget for bombs but god forbid you pay for smart, qualified people willing to actually do the work. It is as simple as that and not anymore complicated

What you wrote has nothing to do with the article. The draft is for (a) massively unpopular wars that the public won't consent to (b) existential wars that require huge manpower. It's for cannon fodder; not at all for "smart", "qualified" people.

Post by ehasbrouck » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC

gowld wrote: post #9

Aboutplants wrote: post #5

I still don’t understand why, if they are having trouble with recruitment, they simply won’t raise the pay to entice more recruits? We have a seemingly unlimited budget for bombs but god forbid you pay for smart, qualified people willing to actually do the work. It is as simple as that and not anymore complicated

What you wrote has nothing to do with the article. The draft is for (a) massively unpopular wars that the public won't consent to (b) existential wars that require huge manpower. It's for cannon fodder; not at all for "smart", "qualified" people.