The responsibility of the Selective Service System is to maintain a database of potential military conscripts in the United States. In the event of a national emergency requiring an involuntary draft, the Selective Service System would be responsible for conducting the draft lottery and providing the military with a list of individuals who are required to report for service.
to select people for military service
to select people for military service
Selective Service System was created in 1917.
The budget of Selective Service System is 22,000,000 dollars.
The Selective Service System is important because it ensured that in times of crisis, the United States will be prepared for war. They do this through a lottery-based system of men who have registered.
to select people for military service
to select people for military service
to select people for military service
Selective Service System was created in 1917.
The budget of Selective Service System is 22,000,000 dollars.
Selective Service System.
The Selective Service Act is a law in the United States that requires all male citizens and immigrants aged 18 to 25 to register with the Selective Service System. In the event of a national emergency, this system can be used to draft individuals into the military.
Example: Selective service in the US was sometimes inconsistent in assigning draft status. (note that this could also be capitalized Selective Service) *The term "selective service" is a euphemism for a type of draft system, or conscription. The US agency known as the Selective Service System eventually consisted of both decisional and random components, choosing "some" individuals (from those deemed to be qualified) to be conscripted into military service.
The Selective Service System is important because it ensured that in times of crisis, the United States will be prepared for war. They do this through a lottery-based system of men who have registered.
an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service
Conscription, Selective Service, the draft.
Conscription, Selective Service, the draft.