When an individual applies for naturalization, that individual must demonstrate loyalty to the United States and a desire to defend the United States. Additionally, that individual must also ...

A Supreme Court case challenging the requirement for men, but not women, to register with the Selective Service System for a possible military draft is forcing Congress to make a choice it has been ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it’s sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18. The question of whether it’s ...

Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex. On January 8, 2021, ...

There’s a good reason why people are familiar with the Selective Service: When men living in the United States turn eighteen, they’re not simply granted the privileges of being of age; they also ...

Max Margulies is Director of Research, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, United States Military Academy West Point. Amy Rutenberg is Associate Professor of History, Iowa State University.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Selective Service System has summoned volunteers who serve on its Ohio draft boards for a training session this weekend, but that doesn’t mean the United States is ...