The U.S. maintains an all-volunteer force established in 1973, with no active conscription and no legislation enacted or pending to authorize a military draft in 2026. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 included automatic Selective Service registration effective December 18, 2026, but this updates database maintenance using federal records rather than activating inductions. Officials have stated a draft is not part of current plans amid ongoing operations, while polls indicate broad public opposition and bipartisan proposals seek to eliminate the Selective Service System entirely. Reinstating conscription would require separate congressional passage and presidential approval amid recruitment shortfalls that have not reached crisis levels. Late-year escalation in major conflicts could still prompt emergency measures before year-end.
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$524,873 Vol.
$524,873 Vol.
Dec 31, 2026
3% chance
$524,873 Vol.
$524,873 Vol.
Dec 31, 2026
This market will resolve to “Yes” if any legislation is passed by both houses of the United States Congress and signed into law by the president, or otherwise enacted, which authorizes the induction of personnel into the United States Armed Forces through activation of the United States Selective Service System, or otherwise establishes a military draft, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Legislation that only modifies Selective Service registration requirements or administrative procedures without authorizing induction/conscription into the armed forces will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States federal government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.The U.S. maintains an all-volunteer force established in 1973, with no active conscription and no legislation enacted or pending to authorize a military draft in 2026. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 included automatic Selective Service registration effective December 18, 2026, but this updates database maintenance using federal records rather than activating inductions. Officials have stated a draft is not part of current plans amid ongoing operations, while polls indicate broad public opposition and bipartisan proposals seek to eliminate the Selective Service System entirely. Reinstating conscription would require separate congressional passage and presidential approval amid recruitment shortfalls that have not reached crisis levels. Late-year escalation in major conflicts could still prompt emergency measures before year-end.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if any legislation is passed by both houses of the United States Congress and signed into law by the president, or otherwise enacted, which authorizes the induction of personnel into the United States Armed Forces through activation of the United States Selective Service System, or otherwise establishes a military draft, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Legislation that only modifies Selective Service registration requirements or administrative procedures without authorizing induction/conscription into the armed forces will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States federal government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Legislation that only modifies Selective Service registration requirements or administrative procedures without authorizing induction/conscription into the armed forces will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States federal government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Mar 13, 2026, 1:23 PM ET
Volume
$524,873End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
Mar 13, 2026, 1:23 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if any legislation is passed by both houses of the United States Congress and signed into law by the president, or otherwise enacted, which authorizes the induction of personnel into the United States Armed Forces through activation of the United States Selective Service System, or otherwise establishes a military draft, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Legislation that only modifies Selective Service registration requirements or administrative procedures without authorizing induction/conscription into the armed forces will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States federal government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.The U.S. maintains an all-volunteer force established in 1973, with no active conscription and no legislation enacted or pending to authorize a military draft in 2026. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 included automatic Selective Service registration effective December 18, 2026, but this updates database maintenance using federal records rather than activating inductions. Officials have stated a draft is not part of current plans amid ongoing operations, while polls indicate broad public opposition and bipartisan proposals seek to eliminate the Selective Service System entirely. Reinstating conscription would require separate congressional passage and presidential approval amid recruitment shortfalls that have not reached crisis levels. Late-year escalation in major conflicts could still prompt emergency measures before year-end.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if any legislation is passed by both houses of the United States Congress and signed into law by the president, or otherwise enacted, which authorizes the induction of personnel into the United States Armed Forces through activation of the United States Selective Service System, or otherwise establishes a military draft, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Legislation that only modifies Selective Service registration requirements or administrative procedures without authorizing induction/conscription into the armed forces will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States federal government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Legislation that only modifies Selective Service registration requirements or administrative procedures without authorizing induction/conscription into the armed forces will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States federal government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$524,873End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
Mar 13, 2026, 1:23 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...The U.S. maintains an all-volunteer force established in 1973, with no active conscription and no legislation enacted or pending to authorize a military draft in 2026. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 included automatic Selective Service registration effective December 18, 2026, but this updates database maintenance using federal records rather than activating inductions. Officials have stated a draft is not part of current plans amid ongoing operations, while polls indicate broad public opposition and bipartisan proposals seek to eliminate the Selective Service System entirely. Reinstating conscription would require separate congressional passage and presidential approval amid recruitment shortfalls that have not reached crisis levels. Late-year escalation in major conflicts could still prompt emergency measures before year-end.
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