Posted on Sep 16, 2021
First Peacetime Draft Enacted Just Before World War II
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On September 16, 1940, FDR signed the Selective Training and Service Act. It was the first peacetime draft in American history. From the article:
"In 1940, Americans closely followed the news of Germany's armed forces overrunning most of Europe, while Japan was using its military aggressively in East Asia. Public opinion in the United States was changing sharply from isolationism to the possibility of military action against the Axis powers of Italy, Japan and Germany.
On Sept. 16, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which was another name for the draft. It required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft."
"In 1940, Americans closely followed the news of Germany's armed forces overrunning most of Europe, while Japan was using its military aggressively in East Asia. Public opinion in the United States was changing sharply from isolationism to the possibility of military action against the Axis powers of Italy, Japan and Germany.
On Sept. 16, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which was another name for the draft. It required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft."
First Peacetime Draft Enacted Just Before World War II
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Selective Service (the Draft)
WWII World War Two
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Selective Service (the Draft) WWII World War Two American History Military History Law
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Well, I got drafted in 1968, unfortunately for the Selective Service folks I'd been commissioned 3 months earlier!
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Thanks for the share. The Selective Service System military draft was still operational
in 1968 when I enlisted in the Army. Some of my high school friends were drafted.
in 1968 when I enlisted in the Army. Some of my high school friends were drafted.
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