Posted on May 18, 2017

THE DRAFT | The Selective Service Act | PBS

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Established: By the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76), May 18, 1917. Functions: Administered, by means of local civilian boards responsible to state headquarters under the general supervision of the Office of the Provost Marshal General (OPMG), War Department, a selective draft based upon liability to military service of all male citizens, and all males not alien enemies who had declared their intention to become citizens, between the ages of 21 and 30 (expanded in 1918 to males between 18 and 45).

Abolished: Army and navy mobilization calls canceled by Secretary of War, November 11 and 13, 1918, respectively. District boards ordered closed by Secretary of War, November 13, 1918. Local boards ordered by Secretary of War, November 19, 1918, to close not later than December 10, 1918. State headquarters ordered by Secretary of War, November 28, 1918, to begin closing. All state headquarters closed by May 21, 1919. OPMG terminated July 15, 1919.
https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/163.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_Act_of_1917

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thanks for reminding us about the history of Selective Service Act and system AKA the DRAFT SGT John " Mac " McConnell
I received my selective service car in October 1974 coincident with turning 18. I had long planned on enlisting long before. I turned in my draft card when I signed up for the delayed entry enlistment program on October 23, 1974. On November 11, 1974 I reported to the Philadelphia, PA MEPS station and was shipped out to Fort Leonard Wood that afternoon.
Images: draft-lottery WWII; Young American men being drafted for WWII; 1969 Curtis Tarr the man who instituted the national draft under President Richard Nixon; Draft Poster who as LTC Stephen C. points out was drafted by Montgomery Flagg in 1917. The "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" poster is iconic. It motivated many and was a source of ridicule by others.
LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright CPT Gabe Snell Cpl Joshua Caldwell SPC Margaret Higgins

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LTC Stephen C.

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LTC Stephen F., the famous "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" poster was drawn by James Montgomery Flagg in 1917. By his own account, he used his own face as the now iconic face of Uncle Sam to save the expense of a model. The similarity to the poster and his photograph is unmistakable to me. SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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