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Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL says that it is important to know that Congress and the President can reinstate a DRAFT if a conflict were so big as to require a major increase in the military. If they decide to reinstate a military DRAFT, the Selective Service System conducts a National DRAFT Lottery to determine the order in which young men would be drafted. He shares some of the ways to not get drafted. He says that once you are 26 years old, you are kind of exempt from being drafted. He also says that only the sole surviving sons or the last son to carry the family name must register with the Selective Service and can be drafted.
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Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL Explains Some Important Things You Must Know About the Military Draft
About Reinstating the Draft • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL says that it is important to know that Congress and the President can reinstate a DRAFT if a conflict were so big as to require a major increase in the military. • If they decide to reinstate a military DRAFT, the Selective Service System conducts a National DRAFT Lottery to determine the order in which young men would be drafted.
Ways to Not Get Drafted Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL shares some of the ways to not get drafted. These include – • Be a Conscientious Objector • Be a Homosexual • Make Up a Health Condition • Have Children who Need You • Go to College • Run Away to Canada • Hold an “Essential” Civilian Job • Have a High Lottery Number
Sawyer Explains At What Age You Get Drafted • Jay Sawyer says that once you are 26 years old, you are kind of exempt from being drafted. • There is historical precedent however for exceeding that age. • Back in August 1918, during World War I, the age limit was amended to 45 years.
Jay Sawyer Shares Who in a Family Needs To Register With the Selective Service • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL shares that only the sole surviving sons or the last son to carry the family name must register with the Selective Service and can be drafted. • It is also important for them to pass a background check before the military service could begin. • Jay further says that individuals may be entitled to a peacetime deferment if there is a military death in the immediate family.
