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The Selective Service System ( SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft). Although the U.S. military is currently an all-volunteer force, registration is still required for ...
The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) registration is a crucial process for members of the U.S. military and their eligible family members. DEERS is the primary system used by the Department of Defense (DoD) to verify and maintain the eligibility of individuals for military benefits, including healthcare and other ...
Norton Air Force Base. / 34.09528°N 117.23500°W / 34.09528; -117.23500 ( Norton AFB) Norton Air Force Base ( IATA: SBD) (1942–1994) was a United States Air Force facility 2 miles (3.2 km) east of downtown San Bernardino in San Bernardino County, California .
The House passed a large defense bill Friday evening that included a provision that would automatically enroll young men between the ages of 18 and 26* for the Selective Service. The House's ...
The entire range of United States service numbers extends from 1 to 99,999,999 with the United States Army and Air Force the only services to use numbers higher than ten million. A special range of numbers from one to seven thousand (1–7000) was also used by the United States Air Force Academy for assignment only to cadets and was not ...
Gale Norton, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior (2001–06) [9] Anthony Principi, 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001–05) [3] Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense (1975–77, 2001–06) [10] John W. Snow, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (2003–06) [3]
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, [ 1] was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday ...
Norton Allan Schwartz (born December 14, 1951) [ 1] is a retired United States Air Force general [ 2] who served as the 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from August 12, 2008, until his retirement in 2012. [ 3] He previously served as commander, United States Transportation Command from September 2005 to August 2008.