If you turned 18 in
78 or 79 you never had to register for the draft. We came after Ford ended the draft and registration. When Carter restated registration it began with people as the turned 18. There was no requirement for us to register.
Your info is incorrect - my husband was born in June 1960 (turned 18 in 1978) and he was required to register in 1980 when Carter retroactively reinstated the Selective Service. (see below for verification)
“On July 2, 1980, however, President Carter signed Proclamation 4771, Registration Under the Military Selective Service Act in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan,[14] retroactively re-establishing the Selective Service registration requirement for all 18–26 year old male citizens born on or after January 1, 1960.[15] Only men born between March 29, 1957, and December 31, 1959, were completely exempt from Selective Service registration.[16] The first registrations after Proclamation 4771 took place on Monday, July 21, 1980, for those men born in January, February and March 1960 at U.S. Post Offices. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays were reserved for men born in the later quarters of the year, and registration for men born in 1961 began the following week.[17]”
I can only tell you what was done in az and at the same age. graduated in 79, turned 18 in very late 79. carter started ss in 80, the young man in question was 18 when carter did this, he was told he was to register, he did. they did NOT exempt him because he turned 18 in 1979. he has the paperwork.
I hate to use wiki, but in a hurry it sometimes does the job.
On July 2, 1980, however, President Carter signed Proclamation 4771, Registration Under the Military Selective Service Act in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan,[14] retroactively re-establishing the Selective Service registration requirement for all 18–26 year old male citizens born on or after January 1, 1960.[15] Only men born between March 29, 1957, and December 31, 1959, were completely exempt from Selective Service registration.[16] The first registrations after Proclamation 4771 took place on Monday, July 21, 1980, for those men born in January, February and March 1960 at U.S. Post Offices. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays were reserved for men born in the later quarters of the year, and registration for men born in 1961 began the following week.[17]
If you were born between 3-39-57 and 12-31-59 you were completely exempt from selective service. If you turned 18 in 78, you were born in 60 and 18 in 79, you were born in 61. Neither which are during 1957-1959. Barry had to register in 1980 unless he skipped by using his Indonesian passport to register and he would have used an international 999-xx-xxxx student ID.
My son turned 18 in 1998, and he was required to fill out a registration card under penalty of law.