Future of military conscription

A congressional commission wrapped up a multi-year study in January that may have huge implications for the future of the Selective Service System (SSS). On March 25, the National Commission on National Military and Public Service will release its findings, with 164 specific recommendations. The commission may propose, among other things, including women in selective service registration for the first time in history – expanding/altering the registered population or doing away with it. Some contend SSS is a relic of large numbers of personnel for ground-pounder warfare. Most experts/analysts agree that the draft shouldn’t/won’t look the same as it did five decades ago, when military service became voluntary. Here are five ways the draft could change modern warfare. (Source: Military.com 03/22/20) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/03/22/bringing-back-draft-5-possibilities-future-military-conscription.html