The 2026 military draft became more real when the U.S. government quietly changed Selective Service registration to automatic enrollment for all males aged 18-26 in December 2024. This episode examines what the change means legally, what it does not mean, and why the government made this move at this particular moment.

Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep33

Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep33

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