Tag: selective service
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Military Draft Sign-Ups Plunge as War Fears Rise
October 11, 2024 / Edward Hasbrouck / Antiwar.com - Of men in the U.S. who turned 18 in 2023, fewer than 40% signed up for the draft – down from more than 60% in 2020 before the start of the war in Ukraine. This eye-popping and previously undisclosed admission, as well as other revelations equally damning to plans to increase readiness to activate a draft, was included in documents released ...
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Congress moves toward stepped-up registration for a military draft
Friday, 14 June 2024 / Edward Hasbrouck / Edward Hasbrouck's blog - A proposal to expand registration for a possible military draft to young women as well as young men is moving forward again this ...
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California Selective Service Bill Set for Hearing in Sacramento April 9th
The “opt-out” provision in SB-1081 is deceptive and entrapment March 10, 2024 / Edward Hasbrouck / Resistance News - A bill to automatically register draft-age applicants for California driver’s ...
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US Senate Prepares To Expand Selective Service to Women as Well as Men
Edward Hasbrouck / Antiwar.com - After months of delay, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that the Senate is "likely" to vote this week on an annual defense bill which ...
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A Victory For Military Recruiters
Schools Must Give Access Despite Objection to Policy On Gays, Justices Say March 6, 2006 / Fred Barbash & Lois Romano / Washington Post - The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously upheld a federal law ...
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