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That process will likely take months of negotiations between committee and party leadership, and be one of the final items to pass this year. Contact The Author Name required. Email required. Comment required. July 23, am Updated July 23, am. The passed provision requires "the registration of women for Selective Service.
Here's everything you need to know about the draft. The draft is officially known as the selective service. The selective service is a government bureau separate from the Defense Department whose mission statement is: "To register men and maintain a system that, when authorized by the President and Congress, rapidly provides personnel in a fair and equitable manner while managing an alternative service program for conscientious objectors.
Basically, this means that if we ever have a national emergency or war that the all-volunteer military can't adequately support, Congress and the president can reinstate the draft and force male citizens to serve in the military.
While women have not been excluded from combat service since , they currently are not required to register for the draft. The law as it's written now refers specifically to "male persons" in stating who must register and who would be drafted. For women to be required to register with the selective service, Congress would have to change the law. Legally, you could be in a lot of trouble if you don't register: It's a felony. However, no one has been prosecuted for the crime since But that doesn't mean you won't have problems.
If you fail to register for the draft by the time you turn 26, you are no longer able to do so. Then, if you apply for any government benefits at any time after that, you quite possibly will be denied. No student aid, government job, etc. Government statistics suggest that more than 1 million men have been denied some government benefits because they weren't registered for the draft. An appeal to get those benefits can be costly and time-consuming.
In , the Selective Service System turned over nearly , names and addresses of people who had failed to register for the draft to the Department of Justice for computer matching. You can register online, at the post office and many high schools, when you get your driver's license or by returning the card that comes in the mail around your 18th birthday. Several groups are exempt from registering, such as those currently on active duty, some disabled persons and those who are incarcerated.
Conscientious objectors are required to register. The United States military has been all-volunteer since But an act of Congress could still reinstate the draft in case of a national emergency. The Selective Service System is the agency that registers men and is responsible for running a draft. Almost all men ages who are U. Citizens must register within 30 days of turning Immigrants must register within 30 days of arriving in the U. Men in the U.
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