The '''Selective Service System''' is the U. S. government agency which operates "the draft," the process for selecting and conscripting citizens into the military. It was created in 1917. The draft was suspended in 1973, when the U. S. moved to an "all-volunteer military." However, citizens are still required to register with the system, and the Selective Service System remains in a state of readiness to resume the draft if ordered by Congress and the President.
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The '''Selective Service System''' is the U. S. government agency which operates "the draft," the process for selecting and conscripting citizens into the military. The Selective Service System was created in 1917. The draft itself was suspended in 1973, when the U. S. moved to an "all-volunteer military." However, citizens are still required to register with the system, and the Selective Service System remains in a state of readiness to resume the draft if ordered by Congress and the President.