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Selective Service

NOUN
compulsory military system
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By 1982, Selective Service Director Thomas Turnage reported that more than 500,000 young men had failed to register for the reinstated program.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

In a 6-3 decision, the justices said a fired employee did not have a right to sue in federal court over his dismissal for failing to register for the Selective Service.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2025

Selective Service, writing that he would refuse to carry it and would decline to serve if he were drafted.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2023

He also voted against the Selective Service Act at a time when the German Army, fresh from a lightning conquest of Western Europe, had 4.5 million soldiers when the U.S.

From Salon Jan. 7, 2023

Warren was ordered by the Selective Service, the agency in charge of the draft, to report for his physical.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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