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Selective Service has more than 2,000 local and appeal boards, comprised of approximately 11,000 volunteer civilian board members nationwide. In the event of a draft, local and appeal boards would be mobilized to form the “backbone” of Selective Service.
The local draft board is a board that administers and executes the main provisions of the Selective Service Act. Its functions comprise the registration, rejection and selection of men of military age as fixed by legislative enactment.
In the event of either type of draft, the Selective Service System would send out induction notices, adjudicate claims for deferments or exemptions, and assign draftees classified as conscientious objectors to alternative service work.
the following is a list of Selective Service classifications that could be assigned by draft boards: Classification. Definition. I-A. Available for military service. I-A-0.
This article is a guide to researching a local draft board and/or local Selective Service registrars. It also suggests ways that such research could be used to benefit a local anti-draft organization.
The Selective Service System has changed a lot since the 1970s. A series of reforms during the latter part of the Vietnam conflict changed the way the draft operated to make it more fair and equitable. Learn more about our fair and equitable system. Read more. Draft Cards.
Volunteering with Selective Service. An important component of the Selective Service System is its citizen volunteers who make up the local boards, district and national appeal boards, and the State Resource volunteers who help spread awareness about a man’s requirement to register.
