{"id":93,"date":"2020-02-05T17:39:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2020-04-14T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:03:41","slug":"fear-of-potential-draft-rises-with-more-turmoil-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/05\/fear-of-potential-draft-rises-with-more-turmoil-in-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of potential draft rises with more turmoil in Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jacob Lowenthal<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

   With conflict rising in Iran, there has been\nheightened talk about the draft among students at PVHS. While many say it is\nunlikely there will be another draft after the disapproval of the Vietnam draft\nby the public, there is reason to explain the Selective Service regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   United States drafts have been happening\nduring war since the American Revolution, but the first ever peacetime draft was\nenforced by Roosevelt during World War II in 1940. This was possible through\nthe Selective Training and Service Act, which was implemented and enforced in\n1940. This meant that it was mandatory for all men aged 21 to 45 to register\nfor the draft. A lottery system was then used to call those chosen to go and\nfight. The act was disbanded in 1973 when the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam.\nToday, the Selective Service System still requires all men who are U.S.\ncitizens to register for the Selective Service within 30 days of turning 18. Once\nsigned up, all eligible men up to age 26 are able to be drafted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   At this time, women do not have to register\nwith Selective Service, and therefore cannot be drafted. Despite this being\ndeemed unconstitutional by a district judge in National Coalition for Men v.\nSelective Service System in February of last year, the court nor Congress has\nprovided further instruction or information on the situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Should a man refuse to register with the\ndraft within 30 days of turning 18, or dodge the draft should it come, both\nbear the same punishment by law, which is a fine up to $250,000 and\/or prison\ntime up to five years. In 1977 however, President Carter granted amnesty for\nall Vietnam draft dodgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   There are some exemptions to the draft. Should\none be drafted, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean seeing the battlefield. Should\none not want to fight, they could become a conscientious objector. This means\nthat a person, for reasons of conscience, objects to comply with a particular\nrequirement, especially serving in the armed forces. Conscientious objectors\nare assigned noncombat or civilian service rather than military service. 18-26\nyear olds will not be drafted while still in high school, have had a death or\nillness in immediate family, have had a sibling die while serving, must take\ncare of someone who is dependent upon them, and occasionally if they are an\nimmigrant. The classification given to those who aren\u2019t exempt is 1-A meaning\navailable for service. There are different statuses for those who are exempt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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