QUESTION: What is the Selective Service System?

        ANSWER: It is an independent agency within the executive branch of the federal government. Under the Military Selective Service Act, the mission of the Selective Service System is to provide the numbers of men needed by the Armed Forces in an emergency.

        Q: What is Selective Service registration?

        A: It's the process of taking the name, address, Social Security number, date of birth and other personal information of eligible men 18-25. Even though there is no active draft, men are required to register when they are 18 years old.

        Q: Who must register?

        A: With a few exceptions, such as men who are institutionalized, incarcerated or hospitalized, all male U.S. citizens and male aliens residing in the United States and its territories must register within 30 days of their 18th birthday.

        Q: When can a draft occur?

        A: Congress would have to take legislative action to reinstate the draft and the president would have to implement it.

        Q: When was the last draft ended?

        A: 1973.

        Q: Can “only sons” be drafted?

        A: Contrary to popular belief, only sons, the last son to carry the family name and sole surviving sons must register and can be drafted.

        For information on exemptions or postponements, go online at www.sss.gov.

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