Selective Service Act
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Selective Service Act 1. (1917) a national conscription bill passed by Congress on April 28, 1917, after U.S. entry into
World War I. It expanded the regular army and allowed for the federalization of the National Guard. It prohibited substitutes and bounties, but allowed for certain deferments. It also included moral reforms prohibiting prostitution and liquor sales to soldiers.
2. (1940) a national conscription act passed by Congress on September 16, 1940, prior to U.S. entry into
World War II. The nation's first prewar draft act, it initially obligated draftees to serve for one year but was altered in December 1941 to extend the period and scope of service. Deferments were limited and dissent was reflected in antidraft incidents. The Selective Service drafted a total of 10.1 million men under the act.
3. (1948) a draft law passed in June 1948 in response to escalating
Cold War tensions. It required all men between 18 and 26 to register for the draft and that established rules for liability to induction and reserve duty. It also proposed student deferment guidelines for the first time. It required twenty-one months of service for individuals selescted by their local draft boards. A high rate of volunteer enlistments prompted a suspension of the act in March 1949. On June 22, 1950 Congress extended the draft act for the
Korean War.
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Selective Cites Cat Losses for Dip in Net Income.
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Selective Insurance Group Names W. Marston Becker Director.
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Selective Insurance Group Announces Executive Appointments.
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; ...president of Information Technology Services. Prior to joining Selective, he was an information systems...resources and risk management services. Selective maintains a website at http://www.selective.com/ CONTACT: Cindy Heismeyer...
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Selective Calls for Redemption of Senior Convertible Notes.
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Selective Service
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
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Selective Service Act
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT The Selective Service Act was passed by Congress in May 1917; it required...shifted to the "all volunteer army," the draft ended. The Selective Service System remained in place, however, in case the U.S. ever...
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selective service
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
selective service in U.S. history, term...in World War I with the Selective Service Act of 1917...time, and it limited service to 12 months&mdash...were inducted. A new selective service act was passed...
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Selective Service System
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM The Selective Service System is responsible for supplying U.S. armed forces...established in its first form in 1917 and is authorized by the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C.A. app. 451 – 471a...
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Selective Draft Cases
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
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