Yes. Men between 18 and 25 in Connecticut have been registered with the selective service when applying for a driver’s license since at least 2013. Applications for obtaining or renewing a license state that submitting the form serves as consent for registration with the Selective Service System, according to section 14-36l of Connecticut’s General Statutes. If a larger military is needed for a national emergency, Congress would have to approve reinstatement of the draft. Those inducted would come from the Selective Service System pool. The last time a draft was in effect was in the early 1970s during the Vietnam War. In a draft, there would be a lottery. Men who turn 20 in the year of the draft would get called first. Men between 21 and 25 would be next, followed by 19-year-olds and then individuals more than six months past their 18th birthday. This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one. CT Mirror partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sources Connecticut National Guard Connecticut’s New Selective Service State Director Swears In, but What Is Selective Service?Connecticut General Assembly CHAPTER 246* MOTOR VEHICLESCNN Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would workSelective Service System Return to the draft: Sequence of eventsSelective Service System Annual Report 2024 ...read more read less