Selective service never registered!!

[Hockey9019]

I don't remember picking a 'branch' either. I had to and did register in 2002.

2004 for me


It has to be a new thing

[manahmanah]

:confused: Picking a branch? I bet this guy signed up for the army and is supposed to be in boot camp right now or something. :p "Uhhhh yeah, we're the selective service, just go ahead and sign your name on the "army" line and you'll be good to go."

[manahmanah]

The day I turned 18, I woke up and my dad said "Happy birthday, we're going to the post office." My dad brought me to the post office and had me fill out the paperwork for selective service. I joined The Marines one year later. ) I am willing to bet there are quite a few young people that don't even know what selective service is nowadays.

[Hockey9019]

The day I turned 18, I woke up and my dad said "Happy birthday, we're going to the post office." My dad brought me to the post office and had me fill out the paperwork for selective service. I joined The Marines one year later. ) I am willing to bet there are quite a few young people that don't even know what selective service is nowadays.

The day I turned 18, I woke up to all my stuff packed and told to have fun

[Jay7376]

What if I am over age 26 and haven't registered?
Once you reach age 26, it's too late to register. Even though you may not be prosecuted, you will be denied student financial assistance, Federal job training, and most Federal employment unless you can provide convincing evidence to the agency providing the benefit you are seeking, that your failure to register was not knowing and willful.


What is the penalty for not registering?
If you do not register, you could be prosecuted and fined up to $250,000 and/or be put in jail for up to five years. Registration is also a requirement to qualify for Federal student aid, job training benefits, and most Federal employment.

http://www.sss.gov/qa.htm

You should pray that they don't decide to make an example of you and have you charged.

Not receiving any notice in the mail is certainly not a valid excuse.

[Jay7376]

I did, I can't remember what I chose, I think I picked the ARMY, but I can't remember.

Yeah OK... Like everyone else was posting, you do not pick anything when registering.

[BigFan5o]

I guess I didn't have to sign up for a branch, I don't remember, I got the paperwork in the mail from my college saying "Fill this out or you won't get aid." So I did, and I got aid.

I signed a piece of paperwork for every time I spoke to a recruiter, just saying I was 17 and I was able to speak to them.

[VLADE11]

You just can't catch a break, can you? First you can't seem to manage to pass the polygraph, and now you forgot to register for selective service.


GOTOJAIL4LIFE
.....I Think maybe some of us on this website should try and be a little more encouraging and helpful when it comes to helping people with their dreams. No one is perfect ...certainly not I or you...by being judgmental and sarcastic with out the full information on a person is iresponsible. I did not intend to ask a question and have a previous non-related post thrown back in a sarcastic manner. If you didn't have any constructive help...it's okay you dont have to post a response....but by making comments like that you are undermining my post for genuine help and are discouraging others who can actually help me from posting a comment that can assist me.
Thank you
Have a nice day

[noelchabanel]

You just can't catch a break, can you? First you can't seem to manage to pass the polygraph, and now you forgot to register for selective service.


GOTOJAIL4LIFE
.....I Think maybe some of us on this website should try and be a little more encouraging and helpful when it comes to helping people with their dreams. No one is perfect ...certainly not I or you...by being judgmental and sarcastic with out the full information on a person is iresponsible. I did not intend to ask a question and have a previous non-related post thrown back in a sarcastic manner. If you didn't have any constructive help...it's okay you dont have to post a response....but by making comments like that you are undermining my post for genuine help and are discouraging others who can actually help me from posting a comment that can assist me.
Thank you
Have a nice day

I'd say his post is pretty relevant. You know, constructive criticism isn't always encouraging to receive.

Why is it relevant?

If you applied for federal aid in college, like more than 90% of students do, there is a box on the forms that you can check and have them register you for selective service. I have applied many times and I always checked the box (just in case). Did you purposely check "no" on those forms for four years? If so, you have posted a misleading and deceptive question by blaming your decision not to register on the irrelevant fact that your address (like nearly all other college students, myself included) changed in college. If you did check "yes" on the form, you were registered. BUT that doesn't change the relevant fact that you were attempting to deceive people when you mistakenly believed you were not registered.

[VLADE11]

Re: I received a full athletic/academic scholarship so I didn't have to apply for federal aid....All catholic wrestling and 3.7 g.p.a...but thanks anyway.
If you applied for federal aid in college, like more than 90% of students do, there is a box on the forms that you can check and have them register you for selective service. I have applied many times and I always checked the box (just in case). Did you purposely check "no" on those forms for four years? If so, you have posted a misleading and deceptive question by blaming your decision not to register on the irrelevant fact that your address (like nearly all other college students, myself included) changed in college. If you did check "yes" on the form, you were registered. BUT that doesn't change the relevant fact that you were attempting to deceive people when you mistakenly believed you were not registered.

[CelticSmackdown]

Hi thanks to all in advance who can help me,.....I'm going through the hiring process and im 28 now ..everything with all my paperwork is perfect..but I never applied for selective service when i was 18..I was living at relatives house for a year at that time! near my new college !..but didnt bother to do a change of address form....I checked out the website and it said that the cutoff to apply was 25...will I be able to get a police job in a major city!!..help!!

This is a DQ in the department to which I am applying. It specifically stated in my background packet that failure to register for the selective service was a violation of law and that the applicant was not allowed to proceed with their application.

Plus, your reasoning behind your failure to register is not very good. All you had to do to register was go to the local post office and fill out a card.

[Piggy]

Re: I received a full athletic/academic scholarship so I didn't have to apply for federal aid....All catholic wrestling and 3.7 g.p.a...but thanks anyway.
If you applied for federal aid in college, like more than 90% of students do, there is a box on the forms that you can check and have them register you for selective service. I have applied many times and I always checked the box (just in case). Did you purposely check "no" on those forms for four years? If so, you have posted a misleading and deceptive question by blaming your decision not to register on the irrelevant fact that your address (like nearly all other college students, myself included) changed in college. If you did check "yes" on the form, you were registered. BUT that doesn't change the relevant fact that you were attempting to deceive people when you mistakenly believed you were not registered.

I'm not a wrestling altar boy with a 3.7 gpa, so maybe I'm missing something. But are you saying you did register or you didn't register?

If you want to find out for sure, go to www.sss.gov You can enter your info and it will tell you right away.

[GoDirectly2Jail]

.....I Think maybe some of us on this website should try and be a little more encouraging and helpful when it comes to helping people with their dreams. No one is perfect ...certainly not I or you...by being judgmental and sarcastic with out the full information on a person is iresponsible. I did not intend to ask a question and have a previous non-related post thrown back in a sarcastic manner. If you didn't have any constructive help...it's okay you dont have to post a response....but by making comments like that you are undermining my post for genuine help and are discouraging others who can actually help me from posting a comment that can assist me.
Thank you
Have a nice day

Why bother with a PM if you're just going to open post it here anyway? :rolleyes:

Thin skin, much? If you call a simple post search "throwing things" back at you, you have some issues. How is what I wrote "undermining" your post for genuine help? What do you expect any of us to do, turn back the hands of time? What's done is done. Oh, and as to whether:

will I be able to get a police job in a major city!!..help!!

I'll add my vote to the probably not crowd, for the reasons already listed.

Finally, about the whole "you should be more encouraging. You don't have the whole story, blah blah blah", all I have to say to that is read my signature line. It's only been there 4 years and counting.

[ngcsubutterbar]

shiet, I even registered online in like 20 minutes.