The United States will automatically register eligible men aged 18 to 25 for a military draft pool beginning in December.

The rule change was submitted by the Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans who would be eligible to serve in the military.

‘This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,’ the agency’s website said.

It adds that the rule change remains under review by regulatory affairs and is awaiting finalization.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Pentagon and the White House for comment.

The last time that the US conducted a draft was in the early to mid-1970s for the highly controversial US involvement in the Vietnam War.

Despite no active draft, men between the ages of 18 and 25 had still been required to register with the Selective Service System should one be activated.

The agency’s website said that this rule change will merely streamline this process amid a ‘workforce realignment.’

There have been multiple proposals to also add young women to the draft, but none that have passed into law.

There is a fine of up to $250,000, five years in prison and loss of eligibility for federal programs for men who fail to register.

Shortly after the war in Iran began, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to rule out the option on an appearance with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News.

‘President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table. I know a lot of politicians like to do that quickly,’ Leavitt told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.

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