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The act that required men to register with the government for random military service selection is the Selective Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act. This act was enacted in response to the growing threat of war in Europe and Asia, and it established the first peacetime draft in the United States. It required all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register with their local draft boards.
Currently all males between the ages of 18 and 25 must register with the selective service SSS Gov. Only those who are US citizens or Green Card holders need to register.
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.
men could be drafted into the army
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.
The Selective Service Act requires all men to register once they reach the age of 18. Otherwise, you can get a fine for not doing it.
The selective service is the organization that makes sure young men register for the military when they turn 18.
They were required to register for military service.
To prepare the u.s . Military ,congress passed the selective service act in 1917. The act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be draft. Almost 3million Americans were drafted into service in World War 1.
After Congress declared war in April 1917, Woodrow Wilson appointed Newton D. Baker as Secretary of War. Wilson implemented the Selective Service Act, requiring all men between 21 and 30 to register for military service. By the end of the war, the US Army had grown from a force of around 200,000 to over 4.8 million soldiers.
some citizens are required to register for it some people are obligated to register for it, but there is no military draft right now it is a system that will be used if there is a military draft in the future
The Selective Service Act, although the definition you give of it is a bit misleading.
Required men to register with the govt. for a draft, in order to be randomly selected for military service. May, 1917
Yes, you have to register with the Selective Service when you reach 18. You can get the forms at the Post Office.
Probably during WWII; it was constant because of the cold war...and didn't end until the Vietnam War.
Yes. The current Selective Service Act has been in place since 1948.
Most males are required to register for the selective service when they turn 18. In case of an emergency they can be called for a military draft.