Selective Service Systems

REGISTER: It’s What a Man’s Got to Do. It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s the Law.
CONTACT: Need assistance? Find out which office to contact.
VOLUNTEER: How YOU can help as a local board member, registrar, or state volunteer.
READ: Latest news updates and information at your fingertips.

4REGISTER: It’s What a Man’s Got to Do. It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s the Law.5CONTACT: Need assistance? Find out which office to contact.6VOLUNTEER: How YOU can help as a local board member, registrar, or state volunteer. 7READ: Latest news updates and information at your fingertips.

Agency Missions

“…To furnish manpower to the Defense Department during a national emergency, to manage alternative service for men classified as conscientious objectors, and to register, with only a few exceptions, all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants residing in the United States who are ages 18 through 25...”

Volunteering

We need your help in getting the registration message to young men! Check out how you can join the Selective Service team; volunteer as a local board member, registrar, or state volunteer.

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Informing the Public

Community outreach materials, Teacher's Guide, PSAs, Tips for College, videos. (MEDIA website).

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Pre-1960 Records Request

National Archives and Records Administration has sole responsibility of ownership, storage, and retrieval of Selective Service records for men born before 1960. Consequently, Selective Service can no longer access any of these records.

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Immigrants

The Selective Service System has not now, or in the past, collected or shared any information which would indicate a man's immigration status, either documented or undocumented. The Selective Service System has no authority to collect such information, has no use for it, and it is irrelevant to the registration requirement. Consequently, there is no immigration data to share with anyone.

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Important Messages

Need a Status Information Letter or NOT? Should a man declare that he is not registered with the Selective Service System and....

Military Veterans and Reserve Components! If you failed to register with Selective Service...

To reach those men who may be more likely to miss the message to register with the Selective Service System, we have put together this resource page in which you will find designated target groups we work with in our outreach efforts. ...