The Selective Service draft was reinstated in 1940, prior to the United States' entry into World War II. It was the first peacetime draft in U.S. history, requiring men aged 21 to 35 to register. The draft continued until it was suspended in 1973, transitioning the military to an all-volunteer force.
Selective Service registration in the United States did not officially end, as the system remains in place. However, the last draft was held in 1973, transitioning the military to an all-volunteer force. While registration for the draft is still required for men aged 18-25, no draft has been implemented since then.
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.
In 1969, the Selective Service System conducted a lottery to determine the order of draft calls for men born between 1944 and 1950. The lottery, held on December 1, 1969, assigned numbers to each day of the year, with lower numbers indicating a higher likelihood of being drafted. The first number drawn was 258, which resulted in men with that number being called up for service. This lottery system was a response to the growing unpopularity of the Vietnam War and aimed to make the draft process more equitable.
The end of 1969 was the first draft lottery.
Oct 1940
Selective Service registration in the United States did not officially end, as the system remains in place. However, the last draft was held in 1973, transitioning the military to an all-volunteer force. While registration for the draft is still required for men aged 18-25, no draft has been implemented since then.
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.
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In 1975, the United States officially ended the military draft, transitioning to an all-volunteer force. Therefore, there were no draft numbers for that year, as the Selective Service System had ceased induction operations following the conclusion of the Vietnam War. The last individuals were drafted in 1973, marking the end of a draft that had been in place since World War II.
The Selective Service System announced changes to its policies regarding academic performance in 1971. Under these new rules, students who were not making satisfactory academic progress could be subject to the draft, which marked a significant shift in how student deferments were handled during the Vietnam War era. This change aimed to ensure that the draft was applied more uniformly and that students remained committed to their studies.
Probably during WWII; it was constant because of the cold war...and didn't end until the Vietnam War.
In the US, you must be registered with the Selective Service from age 18 through age 25.
President Jimmy Carter ended the registration for the draft in 1975. This decision was part of the broader transition following the Vietnam War and the shift towards an all-volunteer military force. Although the draft was officially ended, Carter later reinstated draft registration in 1980 in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
If you're 18, and you're either a citizen or permanent alien resident of the United States, you're required to enroll in the Selective Service Act. If a draft is reinstated, there is a possibility of you being drafted at that point.
* when 18 year old have to sign a paper saying that if your contry has an invasion you have to help fight!!!! ---- == == ---- == == ---- == == ---- == == * *
The draft numbers for 1965 were part of the U.S. military draft system established during the Vietnam War era. In that year, the Selective Service System assigned lottery numbers based on birthdates, with the first draft lottery held on December 1, 1969, for men born in 1944 to 1950. However, in 1965 specifically, the draft was still based on classifications rather than a lottery system, and the numbers were assigned to registrants based on their age and deferments. The draft continued to evolve throughout the Vietnam War, impacting many young men in the U.S. during that time.
Ever since the First Gulf War (1990), hardly a year goes by where we aren't inundated by rumors of re-instatement of a military draft. In December 2007, the Selective Service System announce that it plans to conduct a comprehensive test of the draft system sometime in 2009. This, coupled President Bush increasing our force size in Iraq, has caused a flurry of newspaper editorials, speculating about the possibility of a draft. The draft for the Iraq mission is not needing to be put in use.