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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T03:47:45.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe US will begin automatically enrolling men aged 18 to 25 into its military conscription database from December, it has been announced.\n\nThe regulatory change was submitted by the Selective Service System - the agency responsible for maintaining records of Americans eligible for military service.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency posted on its website.\n\nThe proposal is now under review by regulatory authorities before it can be finalised.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe US last implemented conscription during the early 1970s at the height of the deeply contentious Vietnam War.\n\nWhile there has been no active draft since, men aged 18 to 25 have still been required to register with the Selective Service System in case conscription is reinstated.\n\nThe agency said the change simply streamlines the existing process as part of a “workforce realignment\".\n\nEfforts to expand draft registration to include women have been proposed in recent years, but none have passed into law.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMen who fail to register currently face penalties including fines of up to $250,000, prison sentences of up to five years, and disqualification from federal programmes.\n\nThe move comes as the White House has declined to rule out conscription amid the ongoing conflict in Iran.\n\nWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table.\n\n\"I know a lot of politicians like to do that quickly,”\n\n### US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * Small plane ploughs into US home after veering off airport runway\n  * Justin Thomas hits first hole-in-one at Masters Par 3 and slyly hints at winning big bet\n  * ‘Iran begged for a ceasefire!’ Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump ‘chose mercy’ with two-week truce\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Trump has publicly downplayed the prospect of deploying ground forces, saying he would only do so “if necessary” and that it would be a “waste of time.”\n\nHowever, reports suggest the President has privately shown “serious interest” in sending troops on the ground.\n\n“It’s not part of the current plan right now, but the President, again, wisely keeps his options on the table,” Mrs Leavitt repeated.\n\nShe added that Mr Trump “wants to continue to assess the success of this military operation” before making a decision on ground forces.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFox News host Maria Bartiromo told the senior White House official that “mothers are worried” their sons could be sent to war through a draft.\n\nPolling over several decades has shown strong opposition among Americans to conscription.\n\nThe sentiment is believed to be shaped in part by the legacy of the Vietnam War and a preference for a professional volunteer military.\n\nAny move to reinstate the draft would require approval from Congress, including changes to the Military Selective Service Act.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "US to automatically register eligible men for military draft pool from December"
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