I just recieved my Registration Acknowledgment Card today.

**Ryan Elliott** · 11-02-2006, 11:54 AM

I love my country, but not enough to fight for it for a War-Mongering Daddy's Boy.

**NickT** · 11-02-2006, 12:03 PM

Your what?

**Ryan Elliott** · 11-02-2006, 12:05 PM

It's an automatic thing for when I turned 18. I didn't register, it's against my will.

Meaning if there's a draft, I could be forced to go fight.

**Shwicaz** · 11-02-2006, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by The Batman

It's an automatic thing for when I turned 18. I didn't register, it's against my will.

Meaning if there's a draft, I could be forced to go fight.

there is a draft in Gotham City?

**Ryan Elliott** · 11-02-2006, 12:07 PM

That's it. I'm moving to Canada as soon as I can.

**Ray G.** · 11-02-2006, 12:08 PM

There's no draft. There isn't going to be a draft(as long as the Republicans are in charge, at least). It's just a procedural thing started by Jimmy Carter during the Soviet invasion of Chekoslovakia. I had to register for it too, and it offended me on just about every level of my being. But don't think too hard about it.

I still say we need to junk the entire Selective Service system, and that's why Ron Paul is my personal hero.

**ClintP** · 11-02-2006, 12:11 PM

What age are we free and clear from it? I am 25 so I would imagine I only have a few more years of the waiting.

**Ryan Elliott** · 11-02-2006, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Ray Goldfield

And it offended me on just about every level of my being.

Pretty much.

I feel very violated right now.

**Shwicaz** · 11-02-2006, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by ClintP

What age are we free and clear from it? I am 25 so I would imagine I only have a few more years of the waiting.

http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html

they raised the age of enlistment from 35 to 42.

I am not sure how that affects selective service stuff.

**Ray G.** · 11-02-2006, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Shwicaz

they raised the age of enlistment from 35 to 42.

I am not sure how that affects selective service stuff.

It doesn't.

Freedom on the 26th birthday. I've got about two and a half years to go. Rangel's draft bill would be up till age 42, but that's something else entirely and has no chance of passing.