This act provided for the first peacetime draft in American history. This Selective Service Act required that men in their twenties and thirties register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men aged 18 to 45 were made liable for military service.
1917
The signing of the tripartite pact helped interventionists get Congress to pass the Selective Service Act.
Men, to war
On October 16, 1940, the first peacetime program of compulsory military service takes effect. Under the Selective Training and Service Act, all males between the ages of 21 to 35 are required to register for the draft. A lottery system determines who will be called into service. Draft registration at Jefferson Street Car Barn, Seattle, October 16, 1940.
The signing of the tripartite pact between Germany Italy and japan led to the passage of the selective service act to further prepare the US for world war 2.
To increase the number of soldiers
Selective Service And Training Act
congress had begun to prepare for war by passing the selective training and service act in 1940
No, the Selective Training and Service Act wasn't signed until 1940 by President Franklin Roosevelt
Selective Service Act ( The Draft )
Selective Training and Service Act
Selective Training and Service Act
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act, 54 Stat. 885 was passed by the Congress of the United States on September 17, 1940,[1] becoming the first peacetime conscription in United States history when President Franklin D. Roosevelt assigned it into law two days later. This Selective Service Act required that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered WW2, all men aged 18 to 45 were made liable for military service, and all men aged 18 to 65 were required to register.-Wikipedia
The selective training and service act.
1917Congress passed the Selective Service Act on May 18, 1917. The act, of course, required all able males between 18-25 to register for the military draft. This included citizens, along with non-citizen resident aliens.
Congress passed the bill that would become the Selective Training and Service Act, the first peacetime military drafted in the US. It also authorized an embargo on scrap metal sent to Japan.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act, Pub.L. 76-783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940,[1] was the first peacetime conscription in United States history.
The selective service act is the requirement of all young men to register by the time they turn 18, with selective service, in the event of a draft.