draft boards
Military selection committees
Draft boards are local government bodies that administer military conscription, selecting which eligible men must serve.
In the United States, these civilian panels operated under the Selective Service System, most actively during World War II and the Vietnam War: He appealed to his local draft board for a deferment.
The boards made decisions about exemptions, deferments, and classifications.
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- lottery numberDigit for gambling draw
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
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Unpressured military signup
professional army · mercenary forces · private military contractors
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Those avoiding military conscription
conscientious objectors · war resisters · peace activists · anti-war movement · peace movements
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Facilities for enrolling personnel
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