Eligible U.S. men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December | 8 April 2026 | The United States will automatically register eligible men aged 18 to 25 for a military draft pool beginning in December. The rule change was submitted by the Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans who would be eligible to serve in the military. “This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency’s website said. It adds that the rule change remains under review by regulatory affairs and is awaiting finalization. The last time that the U.S. conducted a draft was in the early to mid-1970s for the highly controversial American involvement in the Vietnam War.