In January 1951, Southampton County’s draft board prepared to send 38 local men to the armed forces as new federal orders ...

The draft has not been used since the Vietnam War. The Selective Service System, which holds a list of potential recruits in the event of a draft, maintains that it's "business as usual" amid growing ...

A newly updated version of the requirements for people to be drafted into the U.S. Army have been released, sparking ...

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation that would, if enacted, require young women to register for Selective Service alongside men, and in the rare event of a war or other ...

In the hours after the United States launched an attack that resulted in the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, interest in Selective Service peaked. According to Google Trends, searches for ...

Some declare that in times of crisis, those who are drafted into military service do not react as well as those who are voluntary enlistees and the draft system serves no advantage.