Selective Service
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Mission 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. Register
If you are a man 18 – 25 years old with a social security number. Selective Service accepts early registrations as young as 17 years and 3 months. |
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It's the LAW “…it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, who … is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration...” Section 453(a), Military Selective Service Act.
On July 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Proclamation 4771 which resumed registration under the Military Selective Service Act. It states men born on or after January 1, 1960, must register with the Selective Service System within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Late registrations are accepted, but not once a man reaches his 26th birthday.
On July 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Proclamation 4771 which resumed registration under the Military Selective Service Act. It states men born on or after January 1, 1960, must register with the Selective Service System within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Late registrations are accepted, but not once a man reaches his 26th birthday.
