Selective Training & Service Act (Draft)

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, enacted September 16, 1940, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men between 21 and 35 years of age had to register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men from 18 to 44 were made subject to military service, and all men from 18 to 64 birthday were required to register.1“Selective Training And Service Act Of 1940”. 2019. En.Wikipedia.Org. Accessed June 2, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940.