The United States is planning to automatically register all eligible men aged 18 to 25 into a military draft pool under a proposed rule change that would come into effect in December if approved.
The proposal was put forward by the Selective Service System, a quasi-independent agency separate from the Department of Defense, that maintains a database of young American males potentially eligible for military service, raising fears about the prospect of mandatory call-ups returning should the Iran conflict drag on and escalate.
