Register For Selective Service Law

For women to be required to register with selective service congress would have to amend the law.

Register for selective service law. Register online if you have a social security number or use a hard copy form if you prefer or do not have a ssn. Who must register with selective service. An official website of the united states government. It required all men between the ages of 18 to 64 to register with selective service. Selective service system p o.

Once you turn 26 you will no longer able to register. Here s how you know. Are required to be registered with selective service. Also a person who knowingly counsels aids or abets another to fail to comply with the registration requirement is subject to the same penalties. Under the law virtually all male u s.

Here s how you know. The selective training and service act of 1940 was passed by congress on 16 september 1940 establishing the first peacetime conscription in united states history. I hope this information is helpful. You must register for the selective service if you are a male u s. Online registration and verification are available 24 7.

It originally conscripted all men aged 21 to 35 for a service period of 12 months. Lou lourdes santos tancinco esq is a partner at the tancinco law offices a professional law corp. Selective service law as it s written now refers specifically to male persons in stating who must register and who would be drafted. The gov means it s official. While there is no draft currently in effect men who are not classified as unfit for military service disabled men clergymen and men who believe themselves to be conscientiously opposed to war must also register.

The constitutionality of excluding women was tested in the courts. Born and naturalized citizens parolees undocumented immigrants legal permanent residents asylum seekers refugees and all males with visas of any kind which expired more than 30 days ago. Citizen documented immigrant or undocumented immigrant and you are between the ages of 18 25. By registering with selective service you are not signing up for the armed services. Law calls for citizens to register within 30 days of turning 18 and immigrants to register within 30 days of arriving in the u s.