“A man’s reasons for not wanting to participate in a war must not be based on politics, expediency, or self-interest,” the SSS outlines. “In general, the man’s lifestyle prior to making his claim must reflect his current claims.”
Women are not required to register, though they may voluntarily enlist in the army.
Eligible men can currently register themselves online or through the mail.
In the event of Congress and the President authorizing a draft, the SSS would hold a random lottery drawing of registrants’ birthdays and numbers to determine “the order in which individuals receive orders to report for induction,” according to the agency. Men whose twentieth birthdays fell during the year of the lottery would be the first to receive such orders. Additional lotteries, if required, would be conducted for men aged 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 19, and lastly 18.6 years old.
The Department of Defense (DOD) requires the SSS to “deliver the first inductees to the military” within 193 days of a draft being authorized, per the agency.
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