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   PAST DIRECTORS OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

  • Dr. Clarence B. Dykstra (1)
    October 15, 1940 - April 1, 1941
    Appointed by President F.D. Roosevelt
  • Lewis B. Hershey (2)
    July 31, 1941 - February 15, 1970
    Appointed by President F.D. Roosevelt
  • Dee Ingold (Acting)
    February 15, 1970 - April 6, 1970
  • Dr. Curtis W. Tarr (3)
    April 6, 1970 - May 1, 1972
    Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon
  • Byron V. Pepitone (Acting)
    May 1, 1972 - April 1, 1973
  • Byron V. Pepitone (4)
    April 2, 1973 - July 31, 1977
    Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon
  • Robert E. Shuck (Acting)
    August 1, 1977 - November 25, 1979
  • Dr. Bernard D. Rostker (5)
    November 26, 1979 - July 31, 1981
    Appointed by President Jimmy Carter
  • Dr. James G. Bond (Acting)
    August 1, 1981 - October 30, 1981
  • Thomas K. Turnage (6)
    October 30, 1981 - March 23, 1986
    Appointed by President Ronald Reagan
  • Wilfred L. Ebel (Acting)
    March 24, 1986 - July 8, 1987
  • Jerry D. Jennings (Acting)
    July 9, 1987 - December 17, 1987
  • Samuel K. Lessey Jr. (7)
    December 18, 1987 - March 7, 1991
    Appointed by President Ronald Reagan
  • Robert W. Gambino (8)
    March 8, 1991 - January 31, 1994
    Appointed by President George Bush
  • G. Huntington Banister (Acting)
    February 1, 1994 - October 6, 1994
  • Gil Coronado (9)
    October 7, 1994 - May 23, 2001
    Appointed by President Bill Clinton
  • Alfred V. Rascon (10)
    May 24, 2001 - January 2, 2003
    Appointed by President George W. Bush
  • Lewis C. Brodsky (Acting)
    January 3, 2003 - April 28, 2004
     
  • Jack Martin (Acting)
    April 29, 2004 - November 28, 2004

 

  • William A. Chatfield (11)
    November 29, 2004 - May 29, 2009

     
  • Ernest E. Garcia (Acting)
    May 30, 2009 - December 3, 2009

 

 

Last Updated December 15, 2009
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