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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]All males have to sign up for selective service in case there is a draft. It doesn’t matter if a male who is 18 is actually medically able to serve or not. My son has Type 1 diabetes. While there is no chance he could enroll in the military even if he wanted to serve because he wouldn’t pass the health screening, he still had to register in case there is ever a draft.

The only males who don’t have to register are those who are incarcerated or institutionalized continuously from age 18 to 26.

[b]I am really surprised not everyone realizes this [/b][/quote]

Dp here. I doubt you posted anything the op didn’t already know. Everyone realizes that registering is not the same as qualifying for a draft. [/quote]

Surprisingly there are people who do NOT realize this. The FAFSA used to have an option to automatically register males. That option was taken away during the simplified FAFSA so there are many males who don’t realize they have to register.[/quote]

I forgot to add that if you were a male and did NOT register you were ineligible for any financial aid. Now that that question has been taken away and you are still eligible for financial aid if you do NOT register there are a sizable amount of males and their families who do NOT realized you still have to register. In some states it is easy when you get a drives license but other states it is NOT. In Virgina it is linked to drivers license but in Maryland it is NOT. It is also not linked to state employment or educational aid.

Virginia: Driver’s License Linked to Registration? Yes, must be registered to receive a license. Access to Higher Education? Yes. State Employment? Yes.

Maryland: Driver’s License Linked to Registration? No, legislation passed but never implemented. Access to Higher Education? No. State Employment? No.

DC: Driver’s License Linked to Registration? Yes, MAY register when applying for a license, permit, or identification card. Access to Higher Education? No. State Employment? No.

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