Table of Contents
- 1 What is the difference between the Selective Service registration and Selective Service draft?
- 2 Why do males have to register for Selective Service?
- 3 Do all males have to register for Selective Service?
- 4 Will women be required to register for the draft?
- 5 What does the National Defense Authorization Act mean for Selective Service?
- 6 What is Selective Service really about?
What is the difference between the Selective Service registration and Selective Service draft?
A draft is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the armed forces. The Selective Service System is the agency that registers men and is responsible for running a draft.
Why do males have to register for Selective Service?
Fairness and Equity By registering all eligible men, Selective Service ensures a fair and equitable draft, if ever required. Exemptions and deferments apply only in the event of a draft.
Do all males have to register for Selective Service?
Almost all male US citizens and male immigrants, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. It’s important to know that even though he is registered, a man will not automatically be inducted into the military.
Can I become a US citizen if I did not register for Selective Service?
USCIS will deny a naturalization application when the applicant refuses to register with Selective Service or has knowingly and willfully failed to register during the statutory period.
Should women be required to register for Selective Service?
Requiring women to register for the selective service isn’t going to bring back this shared burden or sense of national commitment, but at the very least it will set the expectation that no one, not even Kylie Jenner, is exempt from service should the need arise.
Will women be required to register for the draft?
A Senate panel’s newly approved defense budget includes a provision requiring women to register for the draft.
What does the National Defense Authorization Act mean for Selective Service?
Last month the senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense bill that includes both budgetary and policy considerations for the armed forces. This year the act included a provision requiring women to register for the selective service.
What is Selective Service really about?
What the selective service is really about is worst-case scenarios. When our borders and property and collective culture are threatened with foreign violence and the volunteer Army appears to be inadequate to defend us, aren’t women just as capable and just as willing to stand up and defend the rights we’ve earned and the society we’ve established?