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Selective Service would only be enacted in the rare event of war
Jul 23, 2021 11:41 PM EDT
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(ABC NEWS) Capitol Hill 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 national emergency, be drafted for the first time in the nation’s history.
During the Vietnam War between 1964 and 1973 nearly 2 million men were drafted in the U.S., according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Just afterward, in 1973, facing a tide of opposition to the controversial draft, President Richard Nixon officially ended military conscription, and the U.S. established an all-volunteer force.
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(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 national emergency, be drafted for the first time in the nation’s history.
During the Vietnam War between 1964 and 1973 nearly 2 million men were drafted in the U.S., according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Just afterward, in 1973, facing a tide of opposition to the controversial draft, President Richard Nixon officially ended military conscription, and the U.S. established an all-volunteer force.
But even though the draft is no more, most young men, including immigrants, are required to register with the Military Selective Service in case conscription becomes necessary once again. Federal law requires registration when a man turns 18 years of age, and immigrants are required to register within 30 days of arriving in the country.
By Susan Jones | July 23, 2021 | 6:43am EDT
United States Marine Corps recruits from Lima Company attends a training class at Camp Pendleton in San Diego. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - The Senate Armed Services Committee this week voted 23-3 to send the $777.9-billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 to the Senate floor.
Among the provisions, the bill Amends the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women for Selective Service, just as all men in the United States must register when they turn 18.
(House Republicans in 2016 rejected a measure requiring women to register.)
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