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.
Exactly correct machogirl - If Bambi was born in August 1961, then he would have been 19 when Carter reinstated the Selective Service in 1980. He would have been required to register retroactively, just like my husband, born in 1960, and the person you mentioned in Arizona. This question was brought up prior to the first election and should have been thoroughly researched then.
Jack Black has attempted to muddy the waters but the dates of exemption are very specific and Obama does not fit into them....(and probably Jack doesn’t either)