So, what's the update on the draft?

serpentineeyelash · 2019-08-05T13:42:40+00:00

To be honest I don't live in the US and am not sure what is going on there. Last I heard, the NCFM won its lawsuit to rule a male-only draft as unconstitutional gender discrimination, but it was unclear whether the US government would have to abolish the draft or expand it to women.

That was six months ago, I'm not sure what has happened to the issue since then. Apparently a report is due in March 2020.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coalition_for_Men_v._Selective_Service_System

Strikester101 · 2019-08-04T19:19:02+00:00

Also: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/fact-check-women-register-for-draft.html?module=inline

myalt08831 · 2019-08-17T21:42:02+00:00

Male-only selective service was determined to be unconstitutional by the courts. (See the links posted by serpentineeyelash for the details).

Government hasn't really moved to replace the old system with a new one yet. So it's pretty much decided, but in procedural limbo until somebody passes a new law in line with the court ruling or the executive does something about it, etc.

Title	So, what's the update on the draft?
Author	Strikester101
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Date	August 4, 2019 7:18 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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