Selective Service
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A vast majority of US states and territories also automatically register men for selective service when driver's licenses are issued.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
That same year, then-President Ronald Reagan, who had initially campaigned against the reinstated selective service, decided he would keep it.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
I was sent to wait out the remainder of the day before being taken back to my local selective service board and returning home to Southern Maryland.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2022
He said Den Hollander had been furious that he had not been involved in a federal selective service case that he filed with Angelucci.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2020
A year later he asked Congress to adopt the Marshall Plan for economic aid to Europe, authorize military training, and enact a new selective service law to maintain the armed forces at expanded levels.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
