Our opinions are our own. Here is a list of our partners and here's how we make money. How much aid you'll get: Estimate your financial aid award. If you want to access federal financial aid for college, you no longer need to register for the Selective Service, which registers men and is responsible for running a military draft. If you have received a letter from us requesting that you register, please send us copies of supporting documentation to show you are exempt.
Dual Nationals U. Dual nationals residing outside of the U. Learn More. Citizens of American Samoa are nationals and must register when they are habitual residents in the United States or reside in the US for at least one year. Habitual residence is presumed and registration is required whenever a national or a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau, resides in the United States for more than one year in any status, except when the individual resides in the US as an employee of the government of his homeland; or as a student who entered the US for the purpose of full-time studies, as long as such person maintains that status.
You are exempt from Selective Service registration if you can prove you were continuously institutionalized or confined from 30 days before you turned 18 through age If you were released for any period longer than 30 days during this window, you were required to register with the Selective Service System.
For Selective Service to determine this exemption, the following supporting documentation is needed when you mail your status information letter request form:. Disabled men who live at home must register with Selective Service. Men with disabilities that would not qualify for military service are still required to register with Selective Service. If you served on active duty and were discharged before your 26th birthday, you still have to register.
If it is ever needed and implemented, a present-day draft would have similarities to that of the Vietnam War. Here's how it would work. The Selective Service System says it most likely would hold a draft lottery based on dates of birth. The number 1 would correspond to Jan. Officials would draw numbers similar to drawing numbers for a lottery. If your birthdate is the first one drawn, you are the first to be drafted.
Normally, officials have a cutoff number based on the needs of the military. For example, during the draft lottery, men born between Jan. Of the possible birthdays in those years leap years included , birth dates were called for possible induction. That meant more than half the men born during those years were subject to being drafted. If your birthday wasn't one of the first drawn, you were lucky -- you didn't have to go.
The second draft lottery, on July 1, , was for men born in For that year out of possible birthdays were conscripted. The third Vietnam draft lottery was on Aug. According to the selective service, if a draft were held today, those who are 20 years old -- or turning 20 during the year in which the numbers are drawn -- would be the first to go.
Beginning Jan. Each succeeding year, a draft eligible man drops into the next lower priority group until he has reached his 26th birthday, at which time he is over the age of liability for the draft. It's important to know that even though someone is registered and his number is called, they may not be inducted automatically into the military. When you register with the Selective Service, you're helping ensure a secure future for your community and the United States of America.
Selective Service registration is required by law as the first part of a fair and equitable system that, if authorized by the President and Congress, would rapidly provide personnel to the Department of Defense while at the same time providing for an Alternative Service Program for conscientious objectors.
By registering, a young man remains eligible for jobs, state-based student aid in 31 states, Federally-funded job training, and U. Online verification provides a quick way to access your Selective Service registration number and date of registration. You also can print a copy of your registration card that can be used as proof of registration. If you are 26 or older, it's too late to register.
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