Daily News Article - April 10, 2026
1. What are the current requirements for registering with Selective Service? - How will this change in December?
2. What are the consequences of not registering?
3. Who is exempt from registering?
4. a) Federal law requires young men to register with Selective Service. Why has the number of those registering declined in recent years?
b) Do you think it was a good idea to remove that option? Explain your answer.
5. What is the history of the draft in the United States?
6. a) In addition to automatic draft registration, what requirements does the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) require public schools to do?
7. Democratic Representative Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania sponsored the provision for automatic Selective Service registration with the purpose of eliminating the need for manual registration and to reduce penalties for young men who unknowingly fail to register. The initiative was designed to shift the burden of registration from the individual to the government. It passed with nearly unanimous support.
What do you think? Do you support this provision? Explain your answer.
8. What was the automatic draft registration scrapped from last year's NDAA?