Yes, until the end of the Viet War, then it went away.
I'm not an American, but my understanding was the US can NOT have a peacetime draft due to something in the Constitution. Knowledgable Americans,please augment this.
Despite being officially neutral, after 1940 the US begain to increase its spending on defense and passed the first peacetime military draft
Draft
Word War II
America has an all volunteer military, it no longer has a military draft. 18 is the voting age instead 21.
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
Who was president of the US when the military draft ended
N.a.t.o
The 13th Amendment guarantees freedom from slavery for all people and has nothing to do with a military draft. The US also does not use a military draft to date.
Selective Service
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Any person that has served their country IN the US military forces honorably; is a military veteran. Civilian contractors working for the military are NOT military vets.