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The CFL draft (also known as the CFL Canadian draft, CFL college draft or the Canadian college draft) is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of U Sports football or NCAA college football.
Compulsory militia service for male inhabitants aged 16 to 50 was passed in the newly formed colony of Upper Canada in 1793, although provisions raising the age to 60 were passed the next year. [3] Compulsory service for males aged 16 to 60 was formalized in legislation in Lower Canada in 1803 and in Upper Canada in 1808. [ 4 ]
United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17) United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246) [3]
Expanded-age conscription was common during the Second World War: in Britain, it was commonly known as "call-up" and extended to age 51. Nazi Germany termed it Volkssturm ("People's Storm") and included boys as young as 16 and men as old as 60. [26] During the Second World War, both Britain and the Soviet Union conscripted women.
reaches the age of 45 prior to his class or subclass being called up. With the classes being: [8] Those who have the age of twenty years, born not earlier than 1883, and are unmarried or a widower with no child. Those who have the age of twenty years, born not earlier than 1883, and are married or a widower with a child or children.
The draft is a hobby horse for Houlahan, an Air Force veteran. She also spearheaded a House bill in 2021 to require women to register with the Selective Service, effectively doubling the draft pool.
The stage at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL entry draft (French: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and European/international players 18–21 ...
The 2023 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that took place on May 2, 2023, at 8:00 pm ET. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 72 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and NAIA .