All men aged 18 to 26 will be automatically enrolled in the Selected Service System, according to a new plan from House lawmakers. This is the federal database used for a military draft in case of a national emergency. Currently you are required to register and if you don’t you could face possible jail time, be ineligible for federal programs, or be permanently ineligible for federal and state employment. You likely don’t remember ever registering for this and that’s because when you take out federal student loans, you’re automatically registered. In some states, it happens when you get a driver’s license or register to vote. However two years ago, they removed it from the student loan process which raised the amount of unregistered people. So instead of facing jail time or complications in your future for not registering for something you’ve never heard of – they’re just gonna automate it. The plan is expected to be finalized by Congress this fall, and it’s being viewed as a cost saving measure because there hasn’t been a draft in over 50 years.
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Produced by: Ben Wheeler, Philip DeFranco
Edited by: Ben Wheeler
Art Department: William Crespo
Writing/Research: Ben Wheeler, Philip DeFranco
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