News stories on involuntary military service
The Selective Service System has quietly withdrawn its proposed rules for implementing automatic draft registration, halting progress toward a mandate Congress enacted in the 2026 NDAA. With no explanation from the agency or the White House, the move raises new questions about the future of draft policy and whether the automatic‑registration requirement can be...
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Tags: automatic draft registration, civil liberties and conscription, draft registration rules, federal rule withdrawal, military conscription policy, national defense policy, NCFM Advocacy, NDAA 2026, Selective Service reform, selective service system
Posted in Discrimination, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Military, NCFM, Selective Service | 4 Comments »
Carl Augustsson, NCFM Board Member and International Coordinator, presented the Marc Angelucci Award of Honor to Plamen Dimitrov in Bulgaria, recognizing Plamen’s international leadership and his contributions to exposing sex‑based discrimination in conscription and the Selective Service System.
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Tags: conscription, Marc Angelucci Award, mens rights, ncfm, selective service system
Posted in Conscription, Discrimination, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Double Standard, Gender Equality, Health Men, Human Rights, International, Men's Rights, Mens' Organizations, Military, MRA, NCFM, NCFM, NCFM Accomplishment, Selective Service, Sex Discrimination Against Men, Shameful, War Against Men | 5 Comments »
The Supreme Court rejected an amicus brief from Wendy Murphy, who claimed her Equal Means Equal v. Trump case was the only one representing women’s interests and urged the Court to consider it alongside NCFM’s petition. Her filing was months late and procedurally improper, and the Court refused to accept it.
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Tags: Amicus Brief, ational Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, national coalition for men, selective service system, supreme court, Wendy Murphy
Posted in Conscription, Courts, Courts Other, Discrimination, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Double Standard, Female Power, Female Privilege, Gender Equality, Gender Politics, Military, NCFM, Selective Service | 24 Comments »
Congress has taken a historic step toward fairness in Selective Service policy. The FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act eliminates federal penalties for failing to register, ending a system that has long denied men access to student aid, federal employment, and job‑training programs. As a result, millions of men will no longer face lifelong barriers...
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Tags: . NCFM Selective Service advocacy, automatic Selective Service registration, draft registration modernization, end of Selective Service penalties, Military Selective Service Act amendments, Selective Service penalties, Selective Service reform, Selective Service registration
Posted in Selective Service, Uncategorized | 14 Comments »
The Supreme Court declined NCFM’s earlier draft‑registration case because Congress was already reconsidering the male‑only draft and the Court deferred to the political branches on military affairs. That reform effort collapsed only after Senators Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, and Marco Rubio threatened to block the 2021 defense bill if women were included in Selective...
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Tags: conscription, Natiional Coalition For Men, NCFM v. Selective Service System, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, the draft
Posted in Abused Men, Attorrney, Boy's Crisis, Conscription, Discrimination, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Diversity, Double Standard, Harry Crouch, Military, National, NCFM, Other, Selective Service | 8 Comments »
While men suffer a lengthy list of discriminatory treatment one of the most glaring are countries which conscript only men into military service. We felt ending Movember with a press release about male only conscription will help highlight it as a major health issue, which clearly it is considering the hundreds of thousands of...
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Tags: conscription, Croatia, forced labor, germany, men’s health, Russia, selective service, the draft, Ukraine, war against men
Posted in Abused Men, Activism, Discrimination, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Forced Labor, Government Programs, Health Boys, Health Men, Human Rights, International, Legislation Bad, Male Victims, Men's Health, Men's Rights Movement, Military, Military, National, National Coalition For Men, NCFM, NCFM, NCFM Accomplishment, Press Release, Press Release NCFM, Selective Service | 3 Comments »
Dear Friends, As Thanksgiving arrives, we are reminded of the power of gratitude and the strength of community. This season is not only about gathering with loved ones, but also about honoring the shared efforts that bring hope and progress. This year the National Coalition For Men, it’s chapters and members (respectively), among other...
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Tags: carl augustsson, CEDAM, Commission on the Status of Men and Boys, Elimination of all forms of discrimination against men, national coalition for men, ncfm, Thanksgiving
Posted in Action, Activism, Activities, International, Selective Service | 1 Comment »
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Report/Dismantling White Supremacy – How Male Supremacy Provided the Foundation for Hate in 2023, reads as follows: “This year, the SPLC documented nine male supremacist hate groups, including several abortion abolitionist groups, a popular misogynist incel community, and the National Coalition for Men.” Without a shred factual evidence, the...
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Tags: hate group, male supremacist, marc angelucci, Morris Dees, national coalition for men, ncfm, Rosa Parks, southern poverty law center, SPLC, Tolerance, warren farrell
Posted in False Allegations, Feminist Spin, Gender Politics, Gynocentrism, Hate Mongering, Hate Speech, Man Bashing, Media Bias, Men's Rights Movement, Mens' Organizations, Misandry, MRA, NCFM, NCFM, NCFM Accomplishment, NCFM in the news, Selective Service | 6 Comments »
On May 8, 2025, we filed our reply brief in the case of National Coalition for Men et al. v. Selective Service System, now before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (see PDF below). We are confident that the salient issues favor our position and are comprehensively presented in our...
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Tags: conscription, Equal Means Equal, harry crouch, Nadine Lewis, National Coalition For Men v., RealClearPolitics, selective service, Valame v. Biden, Wendy Murphy
Posted in Conscription, Court Cases, Courts, Courts Appellate, Courts Military, Discrimination, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Double Standard, Feminism, Feminist Hypocracy, Feminist Spin, Gender Politics, Girl Power, Guns, Gynocentrism, Harry Crouch, Lawyers, Legislation Bad, Lets Just Get Along, Male Victims, Man Bashing, Men Freeing Men, Men's Rights Movement, Mens' Organizations, Military, Military, National, National Coalition For Men, NCFM, NCFM, NCFM Accomplishment, Radical, Selective Service | 3 Comments »
Attorney for NCFM, Nadine Lewis, filed our appellate brief (Case Number 24-7746) February 3, 2025. It was accepted. The full text of the conformed appellate complaint is below: NCFM v. Selective Service Appellant’s Brief
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Tags: 24-7746, Armed Services Panel, conscription, selective service, the draft
Posted in Abused Men, Conscription, Discrimination, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Men in the Military, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Diversity, Double Standard, Gender Equality, Girl Power, Military, NCFM, Selective Service | 5 Comments »
Since 1977, NCFM has been committed to ending harmful discrimination and stereotypes against boys, men, their families and the women who love them.
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