Who has to register?

The law currently requires virtually all male U.S. citizens (regardless of where they live) and male immigrants residing in the U.S. (permanent resident aliens), to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Men who do not register within the 30-day window are technically in violation of the law and should register as soon as…

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What is the Selective Service?

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which created the country’s first peacetime draft and formally established the Selective Service System as an independent federal agency. From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of war, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could…

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