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The Vietnam War draft were two lotteries conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States on December 1, 1969, to determine the order of conscription to military service in the Vietnam War in 1970. It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men for military service in the US since 1942, and established the ...
World War I draft card. Lower left corner to be removed by men of African ancestry in order to keep the military segregated. Following the U.S. declaration of war against Germany on 6 April, the Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. [10]
The local draft board is a board that administers and executes the main provisions of the Selective Service Act.Its functions comprise the registration, rejection and selection of men of military age as fixed by legislative enactment.
The Selective Service System was first founded in 1917 to feed bodies into America's World War I efforts. It was disbanded in 1920, fired back up in 1940, re-formatted in 1948, and then terminated ...
There hasn’t been a draft in the U.S. since Jan. 27, 1973, when the Paris Peace Accords were signed, ending the Vietnam War. The Selective Service announced an end to the draft that same day.
The federal agency responsible for implementing a military draft, should the need arise, reposted a vulgar tweet Wednesday suggesting that the US is on a course reminiscent of Nazi Germany. “For ...
The commission was formed by Congress to: [4]. conduct a review of the military selective service process (commonly referred to as ‘‘the draft’’); and; consider methods to increase participation in military, national, and public service in order to address national security and other public service needs of the Nation.
The Atlanta Hawks came in facing slim odds. The Hawks won the NBA draft lottery on Sunday, landing the No. 1 pick and a potential cornerstone player in a year where there’s no clear-cut choice.