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Posted by Dave on Wed Apr 1 21:14:08 2015, in response to Re: George Zimmerman Is Right, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Apr 1 21:09:22 2015. Newsflash: refusing to register = draft dodgingFrom Wikipedia: United States The United States has employed conscription (mandatory military service, also called "the draft") several times, usually during war but also during the Cold War. It discontinued the draft in 1973, moving to an all-volunteer force. However, males aged 18–26 are required to register with the Selective Service System, which remains as a contemporary plan in the event that a draft is needed. Knowing and willful refusal to present oneself for and submit to registration as ordered is punishable by a maximum penalty of up to five years in Federal prison and/or a fine of US$250,000, although there have been no prosecutions of draft registration resisters since 1987. |