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> Annual budget $31.3 million (FY 2024) If it hasn’t been used in 50 years, is there some other use for the registry or the organization or why hasn’t this bee
by voisin 7mo ago
> Annual budget $31.3 million (FY 2024)
If it hasn’t been used in 50 years, is there some other use for the registry or the organization or why hasn’t this been cut yet?
- fhdkweig 7mo agoKeeping it around just in case the US encounters an existential threat. You never know when it may happen.
- hdgvhicv 7mo agoProbably July by this rate
- delecti 7mo agoNobody wants to be the guy who got the nation caught with its pants down if conscription needs to come back in a hurry. The same reason the military budget always ratchets upwards.
- wat10000 7mo agoMeasured as a percentage of GDP (which I'd say is the most sensible way to measure it) the US's current military budget is lower than at any point since WWII aside from a few years between the end of the Cold War and 9/11.
- RandomLensman 7mo agoThe Army of the United States has also not been used in over 50 years,but does that mean it couldn't be used again?
- t-3 7mo agoCan I move to whichever dimension it is you live in?
- RandomLensman 7mo ago? The United States Army is something different...
- DANmode 7mo agoStruggling to see the relevance, but, thank you for teaching me this: The U.S. Army is the permanent, professional standing land force (Regular Army, Reserves, National Guard), while the Army of the United States (AUS) was a temporary, authorized component used primarily during major wars to rapidly expand forces through draftees and volunteers.
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- dogemaster2026 7mo agoUnder U.S. federal law, men ages 18–25 must register with the Selective Service System to be eligible for most federal jobs. Federal agencies enforce this under hiring rules in 5 U.S.C. § 3328.
- pyuser583 7mo agoThe wording is a bit strange - technically all men (18-25) must register. When I tried to register, I was told I couldn't because I was already registered. The Selective Service auto-registers people from various data sources. But this puts me in a weird spot: I've never actually registered. I am registered. But I did not register - which is the requirement. There are Kafka-esque parts of the US government where this distinction could matter.
- salawat 7mo agoYou did register, you just didn't realize you did. Time honored tradition in the U.S.
- pyuser583 7mo agoNo other use for the registry. Informally, it's put forward as one of the most successful government programs in history: it succeeds at all it's objective, comes in at or under budget, employs few people, and avoids the scope creep that kills other successful programs. It's only shortcoming: it doesn't actually do anything.