Mothers Against the Draft

Transition to and from Hostilities

U.S. military expeditions to Afghanistan and Iraq are unlikely to be the last such excursions. America’s armed forces are extremely capable of projecting force and achieving conventional military victory. Yet success in achieving U.S. political goals involves not only military success but also success in the stabilization and reconstruction operations that follow hostilities. Furthermore, orchestration of all instruments of U.S. power in peacetime might obviate the need for many military excursions to achieve political objectives; or, failing that, at least better prepare us to achieve political objectives during stabilization and reconstruction operations.

PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES The Case Against Women in Combat, summarizes reasons why a majority of presidential commisioners voted to retain or reinstate the exemption of women from close combat units that directly engage the enemy on land, sea, and in the air.	United States Army Recruiting Command: School Recruiting Program Handbook The purpose of this handbook is to provide a single-source guidance document, combining regulatory requirements and sucessful techniques and ideas to assist staff and recruiters in building and maintaining an effective School Recruiting Program (SRT)and to provide a school calendar of events and significant activities and ensure an Army presenence in all secondary schools. School ownership is the goal.
Selective Service System Annual Performance Plan (FY2004) Talented people are essential to achieving expected results. The alignment of human capital with the Agency’s mission and goals is crucial to the achievement of expected performance results. This alignment is accomplished by having the right people, with the right skills, in the right jobs, at the right time. The Agency’s resources and priorities remain focused on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of its business processes and maintaining an environment of accountability and meaningful results.	Head of SSS recommends "Skills Draft" and upgrade of Medical Draft On Feb. 11 2003 a top-level meeting was held between the head of the Selective Service System and Deputy Undersecretary Abell in charge of Personnel and Readiness at the Department of Defense on a new type of draft, the Skills Draft.
The National Security Strategy of the United States of America The plan "dismisses deterrence as a Cold War relic" and, rather, speaks about convincing or compelling states to accept their sovereign responsibilities. "In essence, it lays out a plan for permanent U.S. military and economic domination of every region on the globe, unfettered by international treaty or concern. And to make that plan a reality, it envisions a stark expansion of our global military presence."	Selective Service System Annual Report (FY2003) Today, the draft mechanism remains in standby status in the form of a cadre-size Selective Service System (SSS). This leads to questions about the 21^stCentury relevancy of the SSS. Will a draft ever again be necessary? If so, what kind of draft would it be, and whom might it affect?
Process Improvement Project The Selective Service System (SSS) has been taking a long, hard look at itself. During most of calendar year 2003, Acting Director Lew rodsky, has led scores of Agency personnel in a complex and far-reaching project of process review and change management.	State and Commonwealth Legislation Many states have passed legislation that supports the federal Selective Service System registration requirement. Generally, these state laws require that a man be registered (or prove he is exempt from the requirement) before he can receive state student financial assistance or be eligible for state government jobs.
Laws Linking SSS Registration to state driver's license applications Federal law (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.) requires virtually all male U.S. citizens, as well as immigrant men residing in the U.S., to register with the Selective Service System (SSS) when reaching age 18. In an effort to ensure compliance among young men, many states have enacted legislation which links SSS registration with the process of applying for a driver’s license or state identification card. As a result of such legislation, in May 2002, the state of Delaware, which enacted driver's license legislation in 2000, became the first state to reach nearly 100 percent registration compliance since the Agency began compiling this data.	Current Penalaties for Failure to Register with Selective Service State Penalties for Non-registrants States without relevant legislation are not listed Whether for reasons of conscience or from lack of information, young men who fail to register with Selective Service are subject to a growing number of penalties. They are threatened with maximum five years in prison and $250,000 fine. No one has been prosecuted in the past decade, but non-registrants are currently automatically denied certain federal and state benefits. Such penalties are part of an effort to coerce young men into registering for the draft, and Selective Service has been instrumental in initiating the legislation.