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Q: Why do American men 18 years or older have to register with the selective service?
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US Military contributions in World War 1?

1.Bypassing older general, Wilson named John J. ("Black Jack") Pershing, leader of the Mexican campaign, to head the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) 2.Selective Service Act. Early in June 1917, 9.5 million men registered for the draft. 3. In the summer of 1917, Admiral William S. Sims, a brilliant American strategist. pushed through a convey plan that used Allied destroyers to escort merchant vessels across the ocean. 4.The AEF lost 48,909 dead and 230,000 wounded; losses to disease brought the total of dead to more than 112,000.


When was the greatest generation born?

Tom Brokaw's book "The Greatest Generation" was about the American men who served in WW2. The typical age of the soldier was 19 or so. That means he was born about 1920.Some soldiers, such as officers, were older so they would have been born before 1917. The older Generals were born prior to 1900.


What are the advantages of being a soldier?

Enter the service at age 18, and retire with a paycheck for the rest of one's life at age 38. Young enough to enjoy it! ALL other occupations in the United States of America require age 50 (or older) before retiring.


What do you call the military uniform?

Each military has differing names for their uniforms. The common term for the camouflage utility uniform in the American military is "cammies" or digital cammies which is shortened to "digies." This is in reference to the little squares that make up the pattern as opposed to the older and now mostly obsolete uniforms that were not made up of the little squares. The older ones are sometimes comically called analogue cammies.


The smith Act targeted what?

Groups that were wanting to overthrow government

Related questions

Why was the Selective Service Act necessary?

the selective service act was necessary because during world war 1, america did not have much of an army, so they eventually had to start drafting men age's 18 or older, into the army. This drafting was called the selective service act. :)


Why do men 18 years or older have to register with the Selective Services?

It is mandatory because apparently we are supposed to want to fight for our country.


What was the selective service?

where any male 18 years or older can be drafted to serve in war at any time //a law passed by Congress in 1917 to create a national draft


What was the Selective Service Act?

where any male 18 years or older can be drafted to serve in war at any time //a law passed by Congress in 1917 to create a national draft


How old do you have to be to register a vechile?

you have t be older than 18 to register a vechlile


How old do you have to be to register WeeWorld?

u have to be 13 and older


How old do you have to be to register on the Sims website?

13 or older but u can pretend ur 13 or older!


Can you register a car if you are under 18 in nc?

no you have to be 18 or older


What is the population of Service Program for Older People?

Service Program for Older People's population is 21.


How old must you be to join RuneScape?

You must be 13, or older to register for runescape.


Can you be 12 years old to register on MySpace?

No, MySpace's Terms of Use Agreement states that you must be 13 years of age or older to register for a MySpace account.


How do you get smiley creator to stop saying You must be 13 or older to register after trying to register?

ive got the same problem.... I have no idea what to do, but it might were off in a while