sign up to be on the Selective Service board in your area...

[NVMojo]

http://www4.sss.gov/localboardmembers/bminquiry.asp

[funkybutt]

1. how do you know if you have registered with selective services

i thought only guys did that. I don't remember ever having to register.

[wtmusic]

2. weird exemption

"except those born from March 29, 1957 through December 31, 1959."

was I automatically registered?

[goddess40]

4. I don't think you had to register nt

[Richardo]

5. I think there was a period in the early all-volunteer army...

...when you didn't have to register.

Those birth years would equate to draft years March 29, 1975 to December 31, 1977.

My geezer brain sometimes goes dim on me - anyone else remember that?

[seemunkee]

11. Thats right

Born in Feb 57 and had to register. Missed not having to by one month

[Lerkfish]

7. you're with me: we escaped registration rules.

[goddess40]

3. Thanks, I've requested the info

for myself and my mother.

[NVMojo]

6. here's a page to do a records request if you were born before

January 1, 1960

but this note is on the page:


* Men born from March 29, 1957, to Dec. 31, 1959, were not required to register because registration was suspended for several years in the late 1970s.

http://www.sss.gov/RECORDS2.HTM

the main website is:

http://www.sss.gov/

and if you scroll to the bottom, there are the separate topics.

[signmike]

8. Volunteer ?

They want people to scoop up all the arrogant, teenage, know-it-all, GameBoy playing, car jacking, burger flipping, green hair, pierced face pot heads in their home towns to ship out to George's War FOR FREE!?

[Kingshakabobo]

10. It's yer Amerkun duty, boy.

I wonder if you can use political leaning as a criteria? Then I might volunteer.
Oh, you voted for Bush? Front of the line please. Spoiled, rich, son of a security mom? Front of the line please.

[signmike]

12. I might do this just to keep out of it

I'm only 60 and I have valuable prior military experience, sweeping & swabbing decks, picking up butts, and painting the same damn rusty item over and over a thousand times -- I could teach that and make MEN outta these young hoodlums. Heroes, even!
But, like the last time, I'd really rather not have to go.

[xultar]

9. I signed up. I wanna keep a watch on this thing and not let another *

or cheney skip out on serving.

[Nashyra]

13. Just signed up

I too want to keep an eye on these guys. Should be interesting.