The Selective Service System is a means by which the United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription Conscription in the United States has been employed several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. The United States discontinued the draft in 1973, moving to an all-volunteer military force, thus there is currently no mandatory conscription. All males between the ages of 18 to 25 are required by law to register[2]; as of the end of 2008, the names and addresses of over 14 million men are on file.[1]
Registration for Selective Service is also required for various federal programs and benefits, including student loans, job training, federal employment, and naturalization.[3]
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