A Surprising Number Of Men In Washington State Aren’t Registered For The Draft. That’s A Felony

Task & Purpose ^ | June 16, 2017 | Melissa Santos, The News Tribune

[11Bush]

Wow, lot of anger there. Next time you make an asinine statement and someone calls you on it try to keep it civil.

[11Bush]

So you’re telling me that your idiotic posting name has nothing to do with bush and 911? The Bush clan is been nothing but a disappointment to America. They are nothing but traitors.

You caught me. What can I say, you are a master detective.

I signed up years before the 9/11 attacks but someone of your limited intelligence would need that to be pointed out to them.

[mikefive]

I never registered either, as I was 17 when I first went into the Army. Later in my career when i was doing paperwork to get a TS security clearance, I had to list my selective service number. I went to their website, and I was already registered and had a number assigned to me.

[vooch]

Exactly

the Selective Service system should be shut down. Another waste of taxpayer money.

[easternsky]

You have Mail

[Jotmo]

Yikes! Way over the top there.

Abuse reported

[thoughtomator]

You don’t have to support a bad law, either. And if someone wants to defy a bad law, good for them! This country could use more of that.

[WMarshal]

So your are telling me that illegal aliens that sneak in and get free educations and welfare benefits and who cannot be drafted for a war are not getting a better deal than American citizens? Are you telling me that being an American citizen was beneficial for Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was abandoned by Obama and beaten until he was brain dead? Are you going to tell me that the men that were left to die in Bhengazi were looked after by our government?

You are the one who got on his high horse and threw around expletives first then you feel justified to “report abuse” like a little Antifa snowflake? You sicken me.

[Billthedrill]

I have to think that advertising is a part of the problem. The only place I've seen a poster is in the Post Office, and how many millennials see the inside of those places? Maybe something in social media?

My late Dad used to love to tell the story about how he was summoned to the local Draft board to explain why he hadn't registered. He was a Major at the time and showed up in uniform. He had joined the Army in 1937, when he was 17, or so he had told them then. He'd lied about his age, he was only 16, and two wars later he finally had to 'fess up.

[Uncle Sam 911]

I believe the article was talking about since the draft was ended, pal. And I registered for the draft in 1971 and went on to be a career Army Officer, pal. And I don’t live in Washington, but I’ve been there and its a beautiful state.

[SkyPilot]

You can Google Obama's Selective Service registration.

There was only one Seclective Service Card in US history found with the "19" missing from the date stamp.

Barack Hussein Obama's.

[Celerity]

“Would a return to press gangs be preferable?”

Do other countries like Israel have press gangs ?

There is a space between voluntary service and impressment.

[gnarledmaw]

You both actually point out a couple of areas where the law clearly needs to be reconsidered. I enlisted at the maximum earliest under DEP (presently 365 days but I could have sworn it was more back then). I didnt register for the draft right away, I didnt think I had to as you cant draft someone who is aleady in. Afterwards I didnt bother to tell them any of the places where I was sent, I figured DoD had some idea where to find me. I committed multiple felonies? Thats just stupid and needs to change if thats the truth.

[JimRed]

I had to register after leaving the Army.

As did I, after my service in the Navy. I enlisted at 17, before I was required to register.

[JimRed]

Federal officials say nearly one out of six young men in Washington state are committing a felony, and they might not even know it.

Their crime? Not registering for a nonexistent military draft.

Should we hazard a guess at the political leanings of the violators?

[JimRed]

If this nation of over 300 million can't find enough people willing to fight for a cause, is it really a cause worth fighting for?

60-70 years ago, maybe. Back then most kids were still being raised to LIKE America. Now most are not.

[DNME]

Along with draft registration, we should renew the old practice of militia musters on the village green.

Drills, target practice, lectures on law and procedures. Oh yeah! Bring back some American history and community involvement!

[MSF BU]

I don’t have a crystal ball, do you? Reagan kept the peace by maintaining a capable military. For those individuals who have volunteered and serve(d) in the military (you neglected mentioning your own service), making sure we are capable of expanding our military quickly is a good policy. Not so important for families who sit on the sidelines.

[MSF BU]

Can you look into the future? A strong military capable of expanding rapidly is a good deterrent and an insurance policy against aggression. Not too important to individuals who come from families whose policy it is not to serve in uniform; critical to those who do.

[MSF BU]

You might think it’s an insurance policy but you’ve served in uniform; lot’s of guys on this forum were quite happy to watch as young women their age volunteered for service. The Romney, Sununu and Burr families set the standard in that regard.