WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.

Detailed explanation-2: -Register for Selective Service (the draft) The Selective Service program sets up a fair way to register eligible men for military service.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Draft. The conscription of American citizens into military service, commonly known as the Draft, has been used in six major wars: the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Draft and WWII On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in United States’ history.

Detailed explanation-5: -Present-The U.S. currently operates under an all-volunteer armed forces policy. All male citizens between the ages of 18 and 26 are required to register for the draft and are liable for training and service until the age of 35.

Detailed explanation-6: -compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft. a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.