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FAQs

What happens if I don't register for Selective Service? ›

Failure to register is a felony and non-registrants may be denied the following benefits for life: State-based student loans and grant programs in 31 states. Federal job training under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (formerly Workforce Investment Act) Federal (and many state and local) jobs.

The Selective Service System is an independent federal agency within the Executive Branch of the federal government of the United States. The director of the Selective Service System reports directly to the president of the United States.

The Agency holds their registration information and automatically enters their data into the system when they turn 18. Registering with Selective Service is your civic responsibility and keeps you eligible for student loans, job training, government jobs, and driver's licenses in most states.

You are exempt from Selective Service registration if you can prove you were continuously institutionalized or confined from 30 days before you turned 18 through age 25. If you were released for any period longer than 30 days during this window, you were required to register with the Selective Service System.

An applicant who refused to or knowingly and willfully failed to register for Selective Service negates his disposition to the good order and happiness of the United States, attachment to the principles of the Constitution, good moral character, and willingness to bear arms on behalf of the United States.

Yes, you are still required to register with Selective Service. Virtually all men must register with Selective Service, even those who believe they'll be exempt from serving. In the event of a draft, men called for induction would be able to make a claim for deferments, postponements, or exemption from serving.

The few individuals who are exempt from registering include: Non-immigrant men on a valid student, visitor, tourist, or diplomatic visas. Men on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Cadets and midshipmen in the Service Academies and certain other U.S. military colleges.

There were at least 20 indictments in Federal court for violating the draft registration laws. The last one was in 1986. The stiffest sentence was for 2.5 years imprisonment; nobody served more than 6 months in jail, total, counting pre-trial jail time.

Every man who is registered with the Selective Service System will receive a registration acknowledgement letter with a registration card in the mail from Selective Service within 90 days of registering. This is proof of your registration and can be used when applying for: state-based aid in 31 states. federal jobs.

USCIS will deny a naturalization application when the applicant refuses to register with Selective Service or has knowingly and willfully failed to register during the statutory period.

What age are you no longer in Selective Service? ›

Federal Law requires nearly all male US citizens and male immigrants, 18 through 25, register with Selective Service.

If required to register with Selective Service, failure to register is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or 5 years imprisonment. Also, a person who knowingly counsels, aids, or abets another to fail to comply with the registration requirement is subject to the same penalties.

To be eligible for Postal Service employment, a male born after December 31, 1959, must either be: Registered with the Selective Service; Unregistered and over the age of 26, if the hiring official determines that his failure to register was neither knowing nor willful (see 515.323); or.

California is overwhelmingly the most populous state that doesn't already require (or provide as a default) Selective Service registration for driver's licenses for draft-age men. (Other such states include New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Oregon, and several other less populous states.)

There were at least 20 indictments in Federal court for violating the draft registration laws. The last one was in 1986. The stiffest sentence was for 2.5 years imprisonment; nobody served more than 6 months in jail, total, counting pre-trial jail time.

Refusing the draft carries severe penalties, including fines and imprisonment. Under the Military Selective Service Act, those who fail to register or refuse induction may face up to five years in prison and fines up to $250,000.

Request a Status Information Letter: If you confirm that you were not registered, you can request a Status Information Letter from the Selective Service System. This letter will explain your registration status and provide details on whether you were required to register.