System, the government unit that keeps track of draft-age young men.

Opponens of this relic of the military conscription that ended 26

years ago say it is time to shut down the agency that this year will spend

$24.4 million registering 18-year-olds for possible call-up if the draft ever

Supporters counter that the money is a small price to pay to keep

the nation prepared for a major conflict that might require deployment of

hundreds of thousands of U.S. servicemen and women.

That argument took a beating when the House Appropriations

Committee voted to abolish the Selective Service Commission, an action that

also must be approved by the full House and Senate, and signed by the

Faced with these short falls, the United States not only should continue

When congress returns from summer recess, it should put aside the bill

What if every young adult served their country for a year as a

enlistments in the all-volunteer aren't keeping pace with the needs of the army,

bout the future of the Selective Service Commission-

fallen short of its recruitment goal in recent years. With the economy in

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