Notes Everett Bonner, Louisiana's state director of
Selective Service, anyone failing to register is "considered a felon without conviction." Bonner maintains that the information collected on minors as they are registered for the draft is not processed "until the young man turns 18" and that the state system was established for the "convenience" of the registrant.
If you are interested or have any further questions, contact the
Selective Service at: Christopher.brenna
Garcia, now the acting director of the
Selective Service. Garcia joined the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War when he was 19 because he felt certain he would be drafted, and enlisting generally gave men a chance for better assignments.
Selective Service plays an important role in national security; it provides the Defense Department with a "running start" obtaining the personnel necessary to fight during a major theater war.
government wanted public support for
Selective Service, but also did not want to reveal its deployment plans to the enemy.
Roberts, Duke University and NBER; Andrew Sweeting, University of Maryland and NBER; and Jun Zhang, University of Maryland, "Endogenous and
Selective Service Choices After Airline Mergers" (NBER Working Paper No.
But at age 18, all American men are still required to register with the
Selective Service, the federal agency responsible for implementing a draft.
Sixteen million of draft-age men, meaning those who were covered by the
Selective Service System, escaped military service by a variety of legal and illegal means.
She claimed the amendment would cost women Social Security benefits, end their exemption from registering for the
Selective Service and lead to unisex bathrooms--claims ERA supporters said were bogus.
The landmark letter, which is being exhibited for the first time -- on loan -- on the 50th anniversary that a 24-year-old first Ali wrote it, was addressed to the US
Selective Service Directorate.
Instead, we urge both organizations, consistent with the church's respect for individual decisions made in good conscience, to call for abolition of the
Selective Service System.
In response to an editorial about drafting women and ending the
Selective Service:
Wright presently serves as a local board member of the US
Selective Service System, Morris County Chapter.
