selective+service+jw

=Selective service= = = = Since they felt the draft was wrong, the Selective Service Act of 1917 required all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the draft. A lottery randomly chose the order in which they were called before a local draft board in charge of selecting or exempting people from military service. The Local boards were the heart of the system. The members of the board were civilians from local communities. Eventually 2.8 million Americans were drafted. =