U.S. Selective Service System

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SSS
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Military_Selective_Service_Act
gptkbp:budget approximately $26 million (2023)
gptkbp:congressional_oversight gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Joel_C._Spangenberg
gptkbp:draft_lottery used during World War II
used during World War I
used during Vietnam War
gptkbp:enforcedBy denial of U.S. citizenship for immigrants
denial of federal employment
denial of federal student aid
gptkbp:excludes hardship
conscientious objectors
medical reasons
certain elected officials
ministerial students
gptkbp:formed 1917
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Selective_Service_System
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Selective Service System
gptkbp:mission to provide manpower to the armed forces in an emergency
gptkbp:motto “Serving America’s Future”
gptkbp:notableEvent Vietnam War draft
World War I draft
World War II draft
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 124 (2023)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:penalty_for_non-registration up to 5 years imprisonment
up to $250,000 fine
gptkbp:registration male U.S. citizens and male immigrants
gptkbp:registration_age 18 to 25
gptkbp:registration_not_required_for conscientious objectors
females
incarcerated individuals
certain non-immigrants
hospitalized or institutionalized individuals
members of the armed forces on active duty
gptkbp:registration_reinstated 1980
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Selective_Service_Act_of_1917
gptkb:Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940
gptkb:Military_Selective_Service_Act_of_1967
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:responsible_for managing military conscription
gptkbp:seal Seal of the United States Selective Service System.svg
gptkbp:suspended_draft 1973
gptkbp:website https://www.sss.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peace_churches
gptkb:Stewart_Air_National_Guard_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7