The following is a list of the more commonly used Selective Service classifications from — Those classified 1-A-O are conscientious objectors available for noncombatant military service. Enl — enlisted; Ind — inducted; Dis — discharged. Note: Within the cessation of registrant processing in , all registrants except for a few alleged violators of the Military Selective Service Act were classified 1-H regardless of any previous classification.
Rel — Released. Note: The 1-Y classification was abolished December 10, Local boards were subsequently instructed to reclassify all 1-Y registrants by administrative action. Student Postponements — A college student may have his induction postponed until he finishes the current semester or, if a senior, the end of the academic year. A high school student may have his induction postponed until he graduates or until he reaches age If a registrant believes that for some reason he cannot or should not report for examination and induction as directed, he may request a postponement or reclassification by filing a claim and sending it to the Selective Service office in his area.
A registrant can file a claim only after receipt of an order to report for induction and before the day he is scheduled to report.
Only in the case of an extreme emergency, under circumstances beyond his control, would a registrant be allowed to file a claim on the day he is scheduled to report for induction. It will not be necessary for the registrant to submit supporting evidence of his claim at the time he files the request form. He will be contacted and given instructions on what information is needed, where to send it, and when it should be sent. He is also entitled to file for a postponement if he has an emergency beyond his control, such as a serious illness or death in his immediate family.
If needed it would be used to draft health care personnel in a crisis. It is designed to be implemented in connection with a national mobilization in an emergency, and then only if Congress and the President approve the plan and pass and sign legislation to enact it. No portion of the plan is designed for implementation in peacetime.
Return to the Draft. There is no draft at present. Sequence of Events. A draft is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the armed forces.
The United States military has been all-volunteer since But an act of Congress could still reinstate the draft in case of a national emergency. The Selective Service System is the agency that registers men and is responsible for running a draft.
Almost all men age who are U. Citizens must register within 30 days of turning Immigrants must register within 30 days of arriving in the U. Men in the U. For other exemptions and for transgender people, see the Who Must Register chart. Get a printed registration form at the post office or download the registration form. If you registered by mail, you should receive the letter in about 30 to 90 days. Before Congress reformed the draft in , a man could qualify for a student deferment if he could show he was a full-time student making satisfactory progress in virtually any field of study.
He could continue to go to school and be deferred from service until he was too old to be drafted. Under the current draft law, a college student can have his induction postponed only until the end of the current semester. A senior can be postponed until the end of the full academic year. The changes in the new draft law made in included the provision that membership on the boards was required to be as representative as possible of the racial and national origin of registrants in the area served by the board.
Because the boards determined who would be drafted, there were instances when personal relationships and favoritism played a part in deciding who would be drafted. Today, the Uniform National Call ensures that men will be treated the same, no matter which board they are assigned to.
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