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II-B Deferred in war production. Oct 4, 1940: Mar 31, 1947: II-B (F) II-B previously rejected for military service. Apr 21, 1944: Aug 31, 1945: II-B (H) Deferred in war production, age 38 to 44 inclusive. Mar 6, 1943: Oct 5, 1944: II-B (L) II-B previously found qualified for limited military service. Apr 21, 1944: Aug 31, 1945: II-C Deferred in ...
Canada – 18 (voluntary; volunteers can join the Reserves and enter the Military Colleges at age 16, or join the regular forces at age 17 with parental consent) Central African Republic – 18 (voluntary) Chad – 18 (voluntary), 20 (compulsory – men), 21 (compulsory – women) Chile – 18 (voluntary)
Similarly, a November 1942 survey of American high-school students found that 69% favored compulsory postwar military training. [35] The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II. President Roosevelt's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16, 1940, began the first peacetime draft in the United States.
The Selective Service System was first founded in 1917 to feed bodies into America's World War I efforts. It was disbanded in 1920, fired back up in 1940, re-formatted in 1948, and then terminated ...
It was most famously used during the Second World War when more than 10 million men were drafted into the military between 1940 and 1946. Show comments Advertisement
In the United States, the Selective Service System drafted men for World War I initially in an age range from 21 to 30 but expanded its eligibility in 1918 to an age range of 18 to 45. [25] In the case of a widespread mobilization of forces where service includes homefront defense, ages of conscripts may range much higher, with the oldest ...
(Trump received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War draft, four because he was a college student and a fifth on account of a doctor’s diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels.) Since 1973 ...
On April 27, 1942, the fourth registration was held nationwide, which encompassed men from the ages of 45 to 64 (i.e., born between April 27, 1877, and February 16, 1897), earning it the nickname of "The Old Man's Draft." Unlike the earlier registrations, its purpose was indirect; the individuals were not actually liable for military service.