Selective+Service

By: Vicente** __**Selective Service History**__ - []
 * Selective Service

· The Selective Service is commonly referred to as the draft. · In America the draft dates back to the Civil War. · In the Civil War men could hire draft replacements. · It was frowned upon because it was not a personal choice to join the army. · Many people attempt to escape the draft by jumping the border to Canada or Mexico. · The draft was used until 1973, after the Vietnam War. · Punishment for failing to sign up for the draft could cost a fine. · Women were not required to register for the Draft. · Those who objected the draft and refused to register were imprisoned and some died. · Today the U.S is an all volunteer military. · You can only be excused from the draft if you are not in the country, not physically capable of fighting in a war, if your family relies on you, or if you have inexcusable thing to do at home.


 * __Selective Service in World War One__** - http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/163.html

· The act was passed by congress on May, 18, 1917 · Originally the draft only required men from the ages of 21-30 to register for the war. · Later it was adjusted to take men as young as 18 to men as old as 45 and put them into military services. · Many of the U.S soldiers in World War One were drafted. · <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Every able bodied male above the age of 18 was required to sign up for the draft with a draft registration card. · <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By the end of World War One, nearly three million men had been inducted into the war. · <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Men eligible for the draft could not hire replacements in World War One. · <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The burden of the draft was often thought to fall mainly on the poor and on minority groups. · <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The draft was used by most countries fighting in World War One.