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Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for the American Army during World War I, 1917-1918 Sheet music cover for patriotic song, 1917. The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act (Pub. L. 65–12, 40 Stat. 76, enacted May 18, 1917) authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription.
World War I draft card. Lower left corner to be removed by men of African ancestry in order to keep the military segregated. Following the U.S. declaration of war against Germany on 6 April, the Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. [10]
Selective Service Act may refer to: Selective Service Act of 1917 , or Selective Draft Act, enacted April 28, 1917, for the American entry into World War I Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 , enacted September 16, 1940, in preparation for the American entry into World War II
The fourth incarnation of the draft came into being in 1940, through the Selective Training and Service Act; this was the country's first peacetime draft. [ 1 ] From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the U.S. Armed Forces that could not be filled through voluntary means.
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, [1] was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday ...
Change of name to the Military Selective Service Act and extension until July 1, 1973, by Pub. L. 92–129, 85 Stat. 348, enacted September 28, 1971; In 2019, U.S. District Court in Southern Texas Judge Gray Miller ruled in National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System that exempting women from the male-only draft was unconstitutional. [1]
Section 6(o) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1948 exempted the sole surviving son of a family where one or more sons or daughters had been killed in action, died in the line of duty, or subsequently died of injuries or disease incurred while in military service, from being drafted either in peacetime or wartime. [4]
Selective Service Act of 1917 Arver v. United States , 245 U.S. 366 (1918), also known as the Selective Draft Law Cases , was a United States Supreme Court decision which upheld the Selective Service Act of 1917 , and more generally, upheld conscription in the United States .