Mr. Carpenter USPS` Slide 2 President FDR signed Created the
nations first peacetime draft Formally established Selective
Service System Slide 3 US Citizens or US Nationals Permanent
Residents Refugees Parolees Asylees Special Agricultural Workers
Undocumented Aliens Males born after December 31, 1959 Slide 4
Females Men born before January 1, 1960 Men serving active duty If
discharged before age 26 still required Men enrolled in military
academies Citizens of Palau, Marshall Islands, or Micronesia Lawful
Nonimmigrant Males Slide 5 Max Penalty for failure to register:
$250,000 fine Up to 5 years in prison Ineligible for number of
federal and state benefits: Federal Jobs (ex. Postal Service)
Student Financial Aid Cannot obtain Federal student loans or grants
(ex. Pell Grants) Slide 6 1. Congress and the President authorize
draft 2. Lottery held 3. All parts of selective service activated
4. Physical, Mental, and Moral evaluation of registrants 5. Local
and appeal boards activated 6. First draftees inducted Slide 7
Crisis occurs Congress passes President signs legislation which
starts a draft Think this could happen in the near future? Slide 8
A lottery based on birthdays determines the order First to be
called will be men whose 20 th birthday falls during that year
followed by those aged 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 18 & 19 year olds
would be LAST! Slide 9 National Draft Lottery held to determine
order in which young men are drafted Because of enormous impact of
a draft it would be conducted publicly, with full media coverage
Slide 10 All males: write out your full birthday We will collect
birthdates and place them into a box Next we will draw numbers 1-20
Compile a chart of dates and numbers to see who would be selected
first Slide 11 Birthday method each day of the year selected and
placed in a large drum at random Numbers 1-365 (366 for leap years)
placed in second large drum Slide 12 If Aug 4 is drawn from date
drum and the sequence number 32 is drawn from second drum then
those individuals born on Aug 4 would be ordered for induction
after sequences 1-31 complete. Process completed until all 365 (or
366) birthdays are finished with a sequence. Immediately the first
induction notices are prepared and sent via mailgram to those with
low numbers. Slide 13 State directors and Reserve Forces Officers
report to duty Slide 14 Registrants ordered to report for a
physical, mental, and moral evaluation Once he is notified of the
results, given 10 days to file a claim of exemption, postponement,
or deferment Slide 15 1-A : Available immediately for military
service 1-O, 1-A-O : Conscientious Objector 3-A : Hardship
Deferment If service would cause hardship upon family 4-F : Not
qualified for military service Physical disabilities Mental
disabilities Moral disqualifications Slide 16 Defined: One who is
opposed to serving in the armed forces and/or bearing arms on the
grounds of moral or religious principles Need to explain: 1.How he
arrived at his beliefs 2.The influence his beliefs have had on how
he lives life Beliefs may be moral or ethical CANNOT be based on
politics, convenience, or self interest. May hold jobs such as
Conservation, education, health care Slide 17 Are students exempt
from military drafts? Why or why not? Should conscientious
objectors be allowed to avoid military service? Slide 18 College
student may postpone induction: Until end of current semester If a
senior until the end of the current academic year High school
student may have his induction postponed until he graduates or
until he reaches age 20 Slide 19 Local and appeal boards process
registrant claims Inductees have 10 days to report to local
Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) for induction Slide 20
According to current plans, Selective Service must deliver the
first inductees to the military within 193 days from the onset of a
crisis Slide 21 Today there would be fewer reasons to excuse a man
from service Very restricted college deferment during Vietnam could
defer if attending college satisfactorily Only Sons myth: Only
Sons, "last man to carry the family name, and sole surviving sons
MUST register and CAN be drafted Peacetime exemption: Parent or
sibling killed in action, died in line of duty, or as a result of
military service Parent or sibling is captured or missing in action
Slide 22 Should the draft include women? Should a draft or
involuntary service be mandatory even in times of peace? Are the
penalties for not registering for selective service too steep or
not severe enough?
