Draft Name Record For Free

Check Your Selective Service Registration The letter and card are your Selective Service proof of registration. If you do not receive the letter and card within 90 days, call 1-847-688-6888 and follow the prompts. Choose the option for receiving your own Selective Service number.

The number of sequence numbers called for induction processing is based on the quota for personnel given by the Department of Defense. This system, based on random selection of birth dates, with the order of priority for reporting assigned in a random manner, is a fair and equitable method of calling men to serve.

Your number will only be in the Selective Service's online database if you were born on or after January 1, 1960. If you were born before that date, call 1-847-688-6888 and follow the prompts or speak with a customer service representative to obtain your number.

The basic idea is simple: A string of characters ? a word, or more often, a phrase or sentence ? is named to make a threading sequence. The string may be the name of a loved one or a famous person (hence the term name drafting), a motto, an epigram, or anything else that strikes a weaver's fancy.

On December 1, 1969, the United States held its first draft lottery, which gave young men a random number corresponding to their birthdays. Men with lower numbers were called first, and could possibly be sent to the Vietnam War. If you had been born in 1950, what would your draft number have been?

Almost all men ages 18-25 who are U.S. citizens or are immigrants living in the U.S. are required to register with Selective Service. Citizens must register within 30 days of turning 18.

Military draft records can include those who served, as well many who were drafted but never called to service. By the same token, those who enlisted or were already in the service at the time of the conflict will not be found in draft collections.