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The Selective Service System ( SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft). Although the U.S. military is currently an all-volunteer force, registration is still required for ...
The few individuals who are exempt from registering include: Non-immigrant men on a valid student, visitor, tourist, or diplomatic visas. Men on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Cadets and ...
June 16, 2024 at 2:48 PM. LOS ANGELES - The House of Representatives passed a measure on Friday automatically registering men aged 18 to 26 for selective service. It was part of the annual ...
In the United States, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts: the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The fourth incarnation of the draft came into being in 1940, through the Selective ...
Military Selective Service Act. An Act to provide for the common defense by increasing the strength of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, and for other purposes. Rostker v. Goldberg, 453 U.S. 57 (1981) The Selective Service Act of 1948, also known as the Elston Act, was a United States federal law ...
Congress and the president can reinstate the draft and force male citizens to serve in the military in the event of a national emergency or war that all-volunteer military can't adequately support.
including C 1, 25 July 1952. This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 15 June 1944. This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 15 June 1944. including C 1, 16 September 1942; C 2, 12 November 1942; and C 3, 26 April 1943. These regulations supersede FM 100–5, Tentative Field Service Regulations, Operations, October 1, 1939.
Senate Committee on Armed Services, June 14, SASC Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. Politico, July 19, 2021, Senate Democrats propose requiring women to ...