What is the Selective Service System?
Q: What is the Selective Service System?
A: The Selective Service System is an independent agency of the United States government that has information on those subject to the U.S. military draft.
Q: Who is required to register with the Selective Service?
A: All male U.S. citizens and male immigrant non-citizens between ages 18 and 25 are required by law to register within 30 days of their 18th birthdays. They must also contact the Selective Service within ten days of any changes of any information they gave, like a change of address.
Q: Are females required to register with the Selective Service?
A: No, females are not required to register with the Selective Service.
Q: What programs or benefits require registration with the Selective Service?
A: Registration with Selective Service is also required for several federal programs and benefits, including job training, federal employment, naturalization, Pell grants and student loans.
Q: When did President Jimmy Carter sign Proclamation 4771?
A: President Jimmy Carter signed Proclamation 4771 (Registration under the Military Selective Service Act) on July 2nd 1980 in response to the Soviet war in Afghanistan from 1979-1989 year prior.
Q: When did registrations begin for men born in 1960?
A: Registrations began on July 21st 1980 at various post offices across the United States for men born in 1960.
Q: When was it proposed that women be added to draft registration requirements? A: On April 27th 2016, it was proposed by Armed House Services Committee that an amendment be added which would extend authority for draft registration requirements to include females as well as males if passed by then-President Barack Obama's order .
