If convicted, registration resisters could be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 line. But very few, if any resisters will get such a stiff punishment, even if prosecutions are resumed. Even if you are caught, there's a good chance you won't be prosecuted.
How to Register: Online registration: Downloadable mail-in form: In-person at any U.S. Post Office.
Having certain criminal records can disqualify you from military service. Felony convictions lead to automatic disqualification. Examples include assault, robbery, and . Some misdemeanor offenses, like domestic violence or drug possession, also result in disqualification.
An American may be drafted into military service only if Congress has initiated legislature to re-institute a draft. It is not required for a war to exist, but it is highly unlikely that the US would institute a draft unless the threat to our country were huge, imminent, and existential.
While there isn't currently a draft in place, Congress and the president can reinstate the draft and force male citizens to serve in the military in the event of a national emergency or war that all-volunteer military can't adequately support. Here's what you need to know about the military draft.
Certain elected officials, exempt so long as they continue to hold office. Veterans, generally exempt from service in peacetime draft. Immigrants and dual nationals in some cases may be exempt from U.S. military service depending upon their place of residence and country of citizenship.
The first to be called, in a sequence determined by the lottery, will be men whose 20th birthday falls during the calendar year the induction takes place, followed, as needed, by those aged 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 19, and 18 (in that order).
In the US, there are just over a million players at the high school level. Of those, 73,712 make it to the NCAA level, representing just 7.3% of the talent pool. At any one time, just over 16,000 are draft eligible, which is only 1.6% of that college player pool. And then only 259 players will be drafted.
Acute or organic diseases of the brain or spinal cord; of the heart or lungs; of the liver or spleen; of the kidneys or bladder, which have so seriously impaired his general health as to leave no doubt of the man's incapacity for military service.
Federal law requires male U.S. citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 25 to register with the Selective Service System. You should register within 30 days of turning 18. If you didn't, you have until age 26 to register.