Federal law preserves guidelines for reactivating the system in times of emergency, despite the fact that the US does not have a draft.
Would America Support Conscription for WW3?
This is consistent with results from a recent Atlantic Council survey. According to their survey, 69% and 65% of respondents, respectively, believed that significant wars between powerful nations might break out in the next ten years. After the Vietnam War, the United States abolished military conscription in January 1973.
