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  2. 14,000 draft notices sent to men born in 1800s - AOL

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    By MICHAEL RUBINKAM No, the United States isn't trying to build a military force of centenarians. It just seems that way after the Selective Service System mistakenly sent notices to more than ...

  3. Enrollment Act - Wikipedia

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    The Enrollment Act of 1863 (12 Stat. 731, enacted March 3, 1863) also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, [1] was an Act passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army. The Act was the first genuine national conscription law. The law required the enrollment of every male ...

  4. Internet confuses people over US military draft change ... - AOL

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    Congress has not voted to make US women eligible for conscription, and nor has it resolved to automatically enroll all young American men into the military draft database – at least, not yet.

  5. Selective Service System - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 - Wikipedia

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    The first peacetime conscription in the United States, the act required all American men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register and be placed in order for call to military service determined by a national lottery. If drafted, a man served on active duty for 12 months, and then in a reserve component for 10 years, until he reached the age of ...

  7. Fact check: Trump falsely claims Harris is talking about ...

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    (Trump received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War draft, four because he was a college student and a fifth on account of a doctor’s diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels.) Since 1973 ...

  8. The Old Man's Draft - Wikipedia

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    On April 27, 1942, the fourth registration was held nationwide, which encompassed men from the ages of 45 to 64 (i.e., born between April 27, 1877, and February 16, 1897), earning it the nickname of "The Old Man's Draft." Unlike the earlier registrations, its purpose was indirect; the individuals were not actually liable for military service.

  9. The claim: Project 2025 proposes military draft for all public school seniors with two-year commitment. A Sept. 16 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims the Heritage Foundation’s ...