New Automatic Selective Service law fuels military draft fears in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new federal law tied to Selective Service registration is stirring up concern online, with some young men wondering whether the U.S. could be moving closer to a military draft.

But a retired Army recruiting official in Tennessee says that is not what this law does.

The Selective Service System (SSS), which maintains the database of men eligible for a draft, states on its website that under the new, “streamlined” registration process, responsibility for registering will shift “from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources.”…

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