Selective Service System

noun

1. the U.S. federal agency that facilitates the mobilization of military forces by requiring the registration of males between the ages of 18 and 26 years. : SSS

Selective Service System

1. The system used in the United States to draft young people into armed service. Though the United States at present has no draft, young men are required by law to register with the Selective Service when they reach the age of eighteen.

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The Selective Service System is an essential part of our defense plans, and it must be continued.

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Did you examine the Selective Service System notice of classification?

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Together with the selective service system notice of classification?

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Yes; there are two negatives which are of Selective Service System notice of classification.

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