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Notice that events are developing.Selective Service quietly overhauls military draft registration process — but will only US citizens be affected?
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act ratified by President Donald Trump in December is overhauling the draft registration process.
Under the new law, "every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 26" will be registered for the draft automatically. The previous policy required young men to self-register within 30 days of their 18th birthday.
'Undocumented immigrants are by definition not giving data.'
Craig Brown, the acting director of the Selective Service System since 2021, noted in a report earlier this year that automatic registration was among the top three transformational initiatives that his agency — which is tasked with registering men and maintaining a system that "rapidly provides manpower in a fair and just manner" — would pursue over the next five years.
Sure enough, the SSS submitted a proposed rule change to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30 titled "Automatic Registration."
Per the SSS, "This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources."
The SSS strategic plan notes that implementation will be executed in alignment with Trump's Executive Order 14243, which directed federal agency heads to ensure that federal officials "have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems — or their equivalents if providing access to an equivalent dataset does not delay access — for purposes of pursuing administration priorities related to the identification and elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse."
It's presently unclear whether automation with improved inter-agency data-sharing and the Department of Homeland Security's boosted alien registration efforts will address the suspected under-registration of draft-eligible parolees, illegal aliens, legal permanent residents, and asylum-seekers.
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The Oversight Project raised concerns last year about possible widespread criminal noncompliance by inadmissible aliens — concerns fueled in part by the absence of a surge in registrations during the Biden administration, according to data provided by the SSS to Congress.
These concerns were further fueled by documents hinting at an awareness behind the scenes at the SSS that the agency was failing to capture data on potential illegal alien registrants.
For instance, in an April 28, 2023, email obtained by the Oversight Project, SSS acting Director Brown noted that "undocumented immigrants are by definition not giving data. We get info on every male trying to legit stay in the country."
Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, told Blaze News, "I have no idea how they plan on automatically registering so-called undocumented immigrants into the Selective Service. Given the fact that the DOJ seems not to care about charging the hordes of military-aged male illegal aliens who came in during the Biden administration with failure to register, which could put them in jail for up to five years, I doubt that it's been considered in much detail or is even on the radar."
Blaze News has reached out to the SSS for comment.
According to an SSS report to Congress, the registration rate for eligible men in 2024 was 81%. The report suggested that automating the process might help bolster registration rates.
Failure to register for the draft is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or five years in prison. An individual who "knowingly counsels, aids, or abets" another person not to comply with the requirement can be slapped with the same penalties.
Failure to register could also jeopardize immigrants' U.S. citizenship, preclude offenders from receiving state-funded financial aid and job training, and cause ineligibility for various federal employment opportunities.
Editor's note: Mike Howell is a contributor to Blaze News.
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White House requests $1.5 trillion for Pentagon's 2027 budget. Here's what the administration has in mind.
The Trump White House has proposed that Congress increase the Pentagon's budget by nearly 44% compared to last year to roughly $1.5 trillion and reduce non-defense spending by $73 billion, or 10%.
"This is a $441 billion or 44-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level in combination with the $151.5 billion in mandatory funding provided through the Working Families Tax Cut Act," the budget request says.
While nearly $1.2 trillion of the total would reportedly come from the regular appropriations process, $350 billion would alternatively come through a budget reconciliation bill.
'I'm very wary.'
This request is in addition to the $200 billion supplemental package requested by the Department of War to sustain the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
According to the White House, the requested sum — which would reportedly raise U.S. military spending to its highest level in modern history — would help restore "the readiness and lethality of the force by ensuring America's warfighters are trained, equipped, and medically ready to fight and win."
In addition to funding a pay raise of 7% for all Pentagon military personnel ranked E-5 and below, of 6% for E-6 to O-3, and of 5% for O-4 and above, the requested budget would help:
- Fund the "next-generation missile defense shield" outlined in President Donald Trump's executive order titled "The Iron Dome for America";
- "Secure and defend America's vital national and economic security interests in, from, and to space";
- Fund the procurement of 18 battle force ships and 16 non-battle force ships;
- Fund the procurement of 12 unspecified "critical" munitions at a time of dwindling stores of Patriot missiles, Standard Missile-3s, and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors;
- "Fix longstanding shortfalls in the National Defense Stockpile" of critical minerals;
- Secure 85 F-35 jets;
- Prioritize the development and production of the F-47, a sixth-generation combat aircraft Boeing won the contract to develop last year;
- Boost America's drone manufacturing base; and
- Scale the Armed Forces' "AI ecosystem," among other initiatives.
The White House further proposed that Congress continue to "eliminate millions of wasteful and egregious spending related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and other 'woke' policies" at the Pentagon.
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Numerous Democratic lawmakers rushed to criticize the White House's budget request.
Rep. Mike Thompson (Calif.), for instance, stated, "Trump wants $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon while eliminating the programs that help you pay your heating bill, fund your child's education, and keep your family healthy. This isn't a budget. It's a betrayal of the American people."
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said that "the only responsible thing to do with a budget this morally bankrupt is to toss it in the trash."
There may also be some resistance on the right.
"I'm very wary of voting for excessive spending in defense," said Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett (R), Politico reported.
'It is the most robust increase in defense spending in many years.'
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an op-ed on Friday that while he supports maintaining America's stockpiles, strengthening the defense industrial base, and maintaining "the capabilities needed to deter China," he "cannot support funding for further military operations without a formal declaration of war."
The budget request has, however, found a number of staunch supporters in the GOP.
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a joint statement, "This funding will ensure our military remains the most advanced in the world, supporting an unparalleled force capable of defending our interests in the 21st century."
"America is facing the most dangerous global environment since World War II. Growing threats from adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Islamic radicals, and narco-terrorists require decisive action and renewed urgency to reinvest in our defenses," the duo continued. "This bold commitment provides the resources needed to rebuild American military capability and confront those challenges head-on."
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.) celebrated the budget request, stating, "It is the most robust increase in defense spending in many years, and it is more than justified by the threats we face throughout the world."
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a note to Congress appended to the budget request, "President Trump promised to reinvest in America's national security infrastructure, to make sure our Nation is safe in a dangerous world. The 2027 Budget upholds this promise and would ensure that the United States continues to maintain the world's most powerful and capable military."
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Bombshell report claims China is transforming old jets for new war
Multiple sources have claimed that the Chinese government is suspiciously repositioning its military assets, signaling possible future activity around Taiwan.
The reports come from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, which tracks Chinese military might and defense systems.
'We are concerned by the increased pressure from Beijing, including military activity around Taiwan.'
The China Airpower Tracker reportedly showed lines of typically retired Chinese fighter jets, which have drawn suspicion from experts. The J-6 fighter (also known as the Shenyang J-6) was first developed in the late 1950s.
China retired the line of jets in the late 1990s, but now, experts say, China is retrofitting the old fighters to serve as unmanned craft and staging them at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait. Mitchell Institute senior fellow J. Michael Dahm told Reuters that approximately 200 obsolete fighters were being converted to drones.
The drones could be used to "attack Taiwan, U.S., or allied targets in large numbers, effectively overwhelming air defenses," Dahm claimed.
At the same time, the Mitchell Institute is not the only source noticing some of China's militaristic anomalies.
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In a March 17 report, Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies noticed "small swept-wing aircraft parked on the same apron" as the newer J-16 multi-role fighter at Zhangzhou's Longtian Airport, "presumed to be a J-6 fighter (equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks)."
The NIDS concluded that "there is no immediately apparent rational explanation for the presence of J-6s at forward airfields. The co-existence of state-of-the-art multi-role fighters and obsolete fighters cannot be explained simply by a fleet modernization program," the report continued. "Rather, it suggests that they may be assigned different missions."
Noting that the J-6 is no longer capable of enduring modern air-to-air battles, the report said it is "not technically implausible" that it could be recommissioned into service following a conversion to an "unmanned configuration."
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"We are concerned by the increased pressure from Beijing, including military activity around Taiwan that raises the risk of miscalculation," Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a recent Taiwan briefing.
Taiwanese Deputy Minister Hsu Szu-chien said he hoped the United States would soon expedite a process for arm sales to his country.
"This would greatly facilitate our efforts to secure funding for the special defense budget," said Szu-chien.
Reuters also reported that the U.S. is preparing an arm sales package to Taiwan worth $14 billion.
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The military’s secret language had a name: Chuck Norris
We measure influence in the U.S. military by rank, command, sacrifice, and decorations. Another kind of influence never shows up in an evaluation report or an after-action review. It lives in barracks humor, in whiteboard scrawl, and in the jokes told seconds after a blast, when nobody knows what else to say.
For more than four decades, that language included Chuck Norris, who died Thursday at 86.
In a culture that trains people to suppress fear and keep vulnerability under lock and key, humor becomes one of the safest ways to admit the stress everyone carries.
To most Americans, Norris was a martial artist and action hero. To generations of service members, he also became the centerpiece of a strange, durable mythology. The Chuck Norris jokes — absurd, hyperbolic, endlessly recycled — turned into more than throwaway lines. They became part of the emotional vocabulary of military life.
My combat deployment was no exception. Chuck Norris jokes covered bathroom walls, T-barriers, and whiteboards. They showed up during rocket attacks, after sniper fire, and in the lulls between incoming mortar fire. In a world built on danger and uncertainty, those ridiculous one-liners delivered something surprisingly useful: familiarity, laughter, and a brief reminder of invincibility.
That mattered more than civilians might think.
Humor in combat rarely counts as trivial. It works as a pressure valve. It functions as resilience. In a culture that trains people to suppress fear and keep vulnerability under lock and key, humor becomes one of the safest ways to admit the stress everyone carries. A joke can cut the tension without breaking bearing.
The Norris myth worked because it exaggerated what warfighters hope to find in themselves and in each other: strength, competence, endurance, and an almost supernatural refusal to lose. “Chuck Norris doesn’t do push-ups. He pushes the Earth down.” The line was silly on purpose. The more impossible the joke, the better it mocked the impossible situations young Americans were asked to endure.
Over time, the jokes became a kind of oral tradition. They passed from senior NCOs to new enlisted troops, from one unit to the next, from one deployment cycle to another. Like much of military culture, they traveled informally. They still carried meaning. They created continuity between those who served before and those serving now.
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That’s how military culture often works. Doctrine and discipline matter, but shared rituals, symbols, and humor hold people together under pressure. The public tends to focus on the formal parts of service — uniforms, medals, salutes, speeches. The glue usually looks less official and more human.
It may sound odd to credit a pop-culture figure with shaping the inner life of the armed forces. Anyone who has deployed knows morale survives on unexpected things: coffee, music, dark humor, inside jokes, nicknames, and familiar reference points that make hardship feel survivable.
Chuck Norris became one of those reference points.
Warfare changes. Technology changes. The human side changes slower than people like to admit. Young Americans still deploy far from home. They still face fear, boredom, grief, and danger. They still need shared ways to absorb the psychological shock that comes with those experiences.
Whether the next generation inherits Chuck Norris jokes or builds a new mythology misses the larger point. Cultural touchstones endure because they give people a common language for courage. They turn anxiety into laughter. They remind troops that toughness isn’t only physical; sometimes toughness means smiling in the middle of chaos.
Norris did not shape strategy or write doctrine. But for a remarkable span of time, he held a small, steady place in the culture of the people who carried America’s wars.
That’s a real legacy.
Rest in peace, Chuck Norris.
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