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Does
every young man have to register when he turns 18? Just about!
Almost
all male U.S. citizens regardless of where they live, and
male immigrant aliens residing in the U.S., are required to
be registered with Selective Service if they are at least
18 years old but are not yet 26 years old. Men who are
26 years old and older are too old to register.
Some requirements are shown below:
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Category
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YES
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NO
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All
male U.S. citizens born after December 31, 1959, who
are 18 but not yet 26 years old, except as noted below: |
X |
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Military Related |
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Members
of the Armed Forces on active duty (active duty for
training does not constitute “active duty”
for registration purposes) |
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X*
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Cadets
and Midshipmen at Service Academies or Coast Guard Academy |
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X*
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Cadets
at the Merchant Marine Academy |
X
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Students
in Officer Procurement Programs at the Citadel, North
Georgia College and State University, Norwich University,
Virginia Military Institute, Texas A&M University,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
|
X*
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| National Guardsmen and
Reservists not on active duty |
X |
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Delayed
Entry Program enlistees |
X
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| ROTC
Students |
X |
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Separatees
from Active Military Service, separated for any reason
before age 26 |
X*
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Men
rejected for enlistment for any reason before age 26 |
X
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| Civil
Air Patrol members |
X
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Aliens** |
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Lawful
non-immigrants on visas (e.g., diplomatic and consular
personnel and families, foreign students, tourists with
unexpired Form I-94, or Border Crossing Document DSP-150) |
|
X
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| Permanent
resident aliens (USCIS Form I-551) |
X
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Special agricultural workers |
X
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Seasonal workers (H-2A Visa) |
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X
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| Refugee,
parolee, and asylee aliens |
X
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| Undocumented
(illegal) aliens |
X
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| Dual
national U.S. citizens |
X
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Confined |
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Incarcerated,
or hospitalized or institutionalized for medical reasons |
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X*
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Handicapped
physically or mentally |
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Able
to function in public with or without assistance |
X
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Continually
confined to a residence, hospital, or institution |
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X
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*Must register within 30 days of release unless
already age 26.
NOTE: To be fully exempt you must have been on active
duty or confined continuously from age 18 to 25.
**Residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and
Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. citizens. Citizens of American Samoa are
nationals and must register when they are habitual residents in the United
States. Habitual residence is presumed whenever a national or a citizen of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia resides
in the United States for more than one year in any status, except as a student
or employee of the government of his homeland.
NOTE:
Immigrants who did not enter the United States or maintained their lawful
non-immigrant status by continually remaining on a valid visa until after they
were 26 years old, were never required to register. Also, immigrants born before
1960, who did not enter the United States or maintained their lawful non
immigrant status by continually remaining on a valid visa until after March 29,
1975, were never required to register.
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