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0:00It's April 10th, from your city to your ears. This is Birmingham News today, powered by AI. Starting this December, men between 18 and 26 years old will get automatically registered for selective service under a new law. President Trump signed late last year. This bipartisan change is part of the National Defense Authorization Act aimed at making things smoother and cutting government costs. Before this, guys had to sign up themselves, and about 81% did so voluntarily in 2024. Now the feds will handle it within 30 days of turning 18, building on what 46 states and territories were already doing. All mine, folks are buzzing with worries about what this means, even though selective service is just a database for potential military service, not AN. Active draft, like back in Vietnam, or World War II days. This point out a real draft would need Congress and the President to greenlight it first, followed by a lottery starting with 20 year olds. The White House says no drafts on the table right now, and the odds of compulsory service

1:03kicking in are super low. This nationwide shift locks an automatic enrollment everywhere, keeping the system ready without forcing anyone into action anytime soon.