Lt. Col. Robert Earhart, the Selective Service Reserve Service Member for Oregon, explained the system's role: "Most people are familiar with the draft during World War Two through Vietnam.

Lt. Col. Robert Earhart, the Selective Service Reserve Service Member for Oregon, explained the system’s role: “Most people are familiar with the draft during World War Two through Vietnam.

The Selective Service System, which handles registering Americans for a military draft if needed, reportedly reposted a message comparing the U.S. to Nazi Germany.

The Selective Service System decided last year to get the ball rolling on annual exercises. I presume someone recognized that the training had been non-existent and saw the need to formalize it.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill seeking to automate the registration of men aged 18 - 26 for the Selective Service System, which has been required by federal law since 1980 ...