Selective Service System (United States)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SSS
gptkbp:budget approximately $26 million (2023)
gptkbp:controversy conscientious objector status
enforcement of registration requirements
inclusion of women in draft registration debated
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Joel_C._Spangenberg
gptkbp:draft_lottery used during Vietnam War
gptkbp:enforcedBy denial of U.S. citizenship for non-registration
denial of federal employment for non-registration
denial of federal student aid for non-registration
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:women
certain non-citizens
gptkbp:formed 1917
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selective Service System (United States)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Military_Selective_Service_Act
gptkbp:logo Selective Service System logo.svg
gptkbp:mission to provide manpower to the U.S. Armed Forces in an emergency
gptkbp:motto “Serving America’s Future”
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Bernard_D._Rostker
gptkb:Curtis_W._Tarr
gptkb:Lewis_B._Hershey
gptkbp:notableEvent Vietnam War draft
World War I draft
World War II draft
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 124 (2023)
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:penalty_for_non-registration imprisonment up to 5 years
fine up to $250,000
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Annual_Report_to_Congress
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:registration male U.S. citizens and residents ages 18-25
gptkbp:registration_method online
mail
at U.S. post offices
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
gptkb:Military_Selective_Service_Act_of_1967
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:responsible_for managing military conscription
gptkbp:status standby (no active draft since 1973)
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website https://www.sss.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SSS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6