U.S. Army Alert: You Are Not Being Drafted
January 8, 20205:43 PM ET
Vanessa Romo
The U.S. Army is trying to calm fears of a new draft, after recruiting offices across the country received panicked phone calls from people saying they or their children had been conscripted.
The U.S. Army wants Americans to know they have not been selected for a military draft despite a rash of texts that falsely tell people they're heading to fight a war against Iran.
The warning comes amid escalating tensions with Iran. Last week, the U.S. launched a drone strike that killed the top Iranian military leader, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and in retaliation, Tehran launched more than a dozen missiles at two military bases in Iraq on Tuesday.
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/794729081/u-s-army-alert-you-are-not-being-drafted