There hasn’t been a draft in the U.S. since the Vietnam War, and it would take an act of Congress to enact one.

The most effective way to limit foreign adventures is to rely on a volunteer military — one whose size the public can ultimately constrain by refusing to enlist.

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As the Iran War intensifies, Americans should know what to expect if a military draft returns for the modern-day.

In Boston’s federal courthouse next week, US District Judge William Young will take up Equal Means Equal v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging the Military Selective Service Act of 1967. Enacted during the ...

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Comments about keeping military ‘options’ open sparked confusion online, but reinstating the draft would require Congress and remains highly unlikely ...

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From 1976: The Selective Service office in Spokane made a historic announcement: It would close at the end of the month. This was part of a nationwide shutdown of the military draft, following the end ...

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