Selective Service System wants to wargame the draft

[rangerrebew]

Selective Service System wants to wargame the draft
By Michael Peck
 Jul 24, 2026, 11:16 AM

 
Fearing that its new plans for the U.S. military draft pool won’t work, the Selective Service System wants to create a computer simulation to test scenarios for its national mobilization.

The “Readiness Simulation” project comes as the U.S. government is about to change its draft registration system.


Since 1940, men within a designated age range have been required to register with the Selective Service. But under a proposed rule, men aged 18 to 26 will be automatically registered starting Dec. 19, 2026. The Selective Service System will work off data contained in other federal databases.

Questions remain about how prepared the Selective Service System is to handle the change.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/24/selective-service-system-wants-to-wargame-the-draft/

[rangerrebew]

What kind of BS is this?  A department of the military trying to anticipate problems before they're created?  What's wrong with the time-honored tradition of letting potential problems fester until they're almost unfixable?

[Cyber Liberty]

FTA:

Since 1940, men within a designated age range have been required to register with the Selective Service.

Not quite true.  For a short period from the early 70's to early 80's, there was no registration for Selective Service!  Notable people in that "notch" are Barack Hussein O'Bastard and yours truly.  When SS registration ceased I was not 18 yet, and when it returned I was too old.