How To Selective Service Card

Most americans over the age of 30 remember the draft card which selective service issued to each man at the time he registered.

How to selective service card. Choose the option for receiving your own selective service number. I received a notice in june of 1984 notifying me that i would face penalties if i did not register addressed to me at the afb i was stationed at i sent then a copy of my enlistment papers showing them i went active duty on monday august 22 1983 a little over six weeks before i turned 18 never heard from them again. Immigrants between age 18 and 25 must register with selective service within 30 days of arriving in the u s. There are many ways to register for the selective service including. The registration certificate and the notice of classification.

Your number is on the registration card that was sent to you by mail shortly after you registered. If you have a selective service number you were required by law to register with the selective service within 30 days of your 18th birthday. If you can t find the card you can use the selective service s online database to access your number. If you need to correct or provide your social security number please call selective service at 1 847 688 6888 between 9 00 a m. Listen carefully to the directions and select the option for receiving your own selective service number.

The letter and card are your selective service proof of registration. It would require an act of congress to reinstate the draft. Citizen documented immigrant or undocumented immigrant and you are between the ages of 18 25. Late registrations are accepted until age 26. Post office through a registration form.

Men between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register for the draft within 30 days of turning 18 years of age. Every man who is registered with the selective service system will receive a registration acknowledgement letter with a registration card in the mail from selective service within 90 days of registering. A reminder mail back card received in the mail. The selective service folks aren t the brightest in the bunch. For many years there were in fact two cards.

And 5 00 p m est eastern standard time. You must register for the selective service if you are a male u s. For further assistance call selective service 1 847 688 6888. Register online if you have a social security number or use a hard copy form if you prefer or do not have a ssn. Law on selective service.