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U.S. Selective Service System
Conscription is the term used to describe what we today know as a military draft, or compulsory military service. The United States has a long history of attempts at the institution of conscription for all male citizens. It began in 1863 during the U.S. Civil war but was extremely unpopular. Furthermore it allowed those who could find them to offer the military a replacement, such as an indentured servant or slave, or early on they could pay a $300 fee to be exempted from service. ("Selective Service" Columbia Encyclopedia)
Another attempt was made during WWI (1917) to establish a selective service registration system the but again the response was poor with 50,000 men applying for exemptions and 250,000 simply failing to register at all. After the close of WWI when the country and congress were still hoping that WWI was the last war we would ever have to fight congress gave no strength to the cause of a mandatory registration system. ("From WWI to Today" July 18, 2004)
The United States Selective Service System has been operational for more than sixty years, beginning with the signing of the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940, by President Franklin Roosevelt. The system currently is in place to ensure a back up plan if there in the event that there are an underestimated number of service men trained and ready for military action either domestic or foreign. This act created the first peace-time draft and also established the Selective Service as an independent government agency. ("Background of Selective Service" (http://www.sss.gov/backgr.htm)
Between the years 1948 and 1973 in both peace and during conflict men were drafted in to the military to fill vacancies that could not be filled by voluntary recruitment. At the end of this period the U.S. Armed Forces and the U.S. government reverted...
As stated by the Selective Service History website the system is operational today and men are required to register as obligated by the Military Selective Service Act, the relatively new legislation that governs the operation of the Selective Service System. ("Background of Selective Service" (http://www.sss.gov/backgr.htm)
The Selective Service System issues a yearly report card (see below (http://www.sss.gov/y2003stats.htm) that details the demographic representation of registration within each state and nationally and has recently welcomed its millionth registered man. As you can see from the statistics on the graphic the system is very effective, much more effective than say voter registration, or voting statistics.
Selective Service Registration can be done at countless points of access, most government offices have the forms, all U.S. Post Offices. The Selective Service Website also allows online registration and follow-up to check on registration stasis for individuals. Most young men register either during high school or shortly after graduating from high school as it is a requirement for eligibility to receive financial aid for college from the federal government. According to the Selective Service Website you can even check a box on your Federal Student Financial Aide form that allows FAFSA the ability to share your vital stats with the Selective Service System and in turn register you. ("How to Register" (http://www.sss.gov/FSregist.htm)
Yet, there are other penalties for not registering, including possible $250,000…
Works Cited
Charlotte Observer "From WWI to Today." July 18, 2004.
Mehren, Elizabeth "Winds of war could lead to return of draft." Los Angeles
Times, July 17, 2004.
Selective Service" The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2003.
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