{"id":82144,"date":"2026-07-24T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/24\/selective-service-system-wants-to-wargame-the-draft\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:26:21","slug":"selective-service-system-wants-to-wargame-the-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/07\/24\/selective-service-system-wants-to-wargame-the-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Selective Service System wants to wargame the draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fearing that its new plans for the U.S. military draft pool won\u2019t work, the Selective Service System wants to create a computer simulation to test scenarios for its national mobilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cReadiness Simulation\u201d project comes as the U.S. government is about to change its draft registration system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 1940, men within a designated age range have been required to register with the Selective Service. But under a proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202510&amp;RIN=3240-AA09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">rule<\/a>, men aged 18 to 26 will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/08\/automatic-registration-for-us-military-draft-eligible-men-to-begin-in-december\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/08\/automatic-registration-for-us-military-draft-eligible-men-to-begin-in-december\/\">automatically registered<\/a> starting Dec. 19, 2026. The Selective Service System will work off data contained in other federal databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions remain about how prepared the Selective Service System is to handle the change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSSS currently relies on manual analysis, legacy modeling approaches, outdated assumptions, and historical datasets that do not fully reflect modern demographics, communications channels, throughput constraints, or operational readiness conditions,\u201d warned the agency in a <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/4a10f8a1e89540c5bedc95dc5e4e3fab\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Request for Quote<\/a> for the Readiness Simulation tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline for vendors to propose their simulation models is Aug. 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The computer simulation will explore multiple areas. These include evaluating staffing and resource requirements, comparing mobilization and police scenarios and assessing the operational impact of surge conditions. In addition, the system will \u201cidentify throughput risks, delays, and bottlenecks\u201d and support executive planning and reporting obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is a simulation system that \u201cmodels the full end-to-end SSS mobilization pipeline, supports configurable scenarios, and provides decision-support analytics necessary for leadership, planners, and operators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scenarios will encompass draft registration, selection, notification, delivery and classification. They will also cover the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sss.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ASP-Brochure-Web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Alternative Service Program<\/a>, which includes various forms of community service as well as conscientious objectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Computer models will \u201crepresent MEPS [Military Entrance Processing Stations] throughput, no-shows, medical disqualification rates, claims processing, and ASP diversion,\u201d according to the Request for Quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contractors must be prepared to run the Readiness Simulation while \u201crecognizing that legacy SSS draft data may be outdated or unreliable,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A draft registration system based on data compiled by \u2014 and accessed from \u2014 other federal agencies is likely to raise privacy concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The computer simulation \u201cshall 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