Selective Service Act 1940. Extent (not exact month/day) the selective service act was later extended so that it would last duration of the war and was also required a six month period in the organized reserves may 1, 1948. With europe already engulfed in world war ii and japan making threatening moves in the pacific, roosevelt wanted to strengthen the unprepared u.s.
All males from age 21 to 35 were eligible for one year of military duty. Senior historian chris anderson’s latest history hikes blog post recognizes the 80th anniversary of the selective service act of 1940, the peacetime draft. The united states code is meant to be an organized, logical compilation of the laws passed by congress.
On february 22, 2019, u.s.
15 million of the men who served in the u.s. This selective service act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday register with local draft boards. Selective service act of 1948. Those who were selected from the draft lottery were required to serve at least one year.