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To: aladin who wrote (97357)	1/28/2005 3:11:07 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793745

A possible solution to a couple of problems is reviving our recruitment of foreign troops. I asked a question the other day about foreign troops but didn't get an answer. I would think there would be lots of qualified non-Americans that would be attracted to the US military. As armies go, the US's is like the NBA.

To: aladin who wrote (97357)	1/28/2005 6:57:21 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793745

<< This also happened in WW2 - the draft wasn't necessary immediately - it only became that way as the war dragged on>> John, the Selective Service Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Roosevelt in 1940. The Selective Service System was started in 1940 as a peacetime draft. On 16 Oct 1940 the first required registration of all men between the age of 21 and 36 (inclusive) was performed. On 29 Oct 1940 a national lottery was held to determine the order in which the men would be considered for the draft. Each local draft board received an ordered list of men. As required by the state draft board, each local board would send out questionnaires to a required number of men from this list, starting from the beginning. The questionnaire would determine the individual's eligibility for military service. I believe that the first inductees were called and inducted in either late 1940 or early 1941. My older brother was drafted in June 1941, 6 months prior to Pearl Harbor. Although he was inducted into the Army, he later transferred into (at that time known as) the Army Air Corps, received training as a bombardier, and, based in Britain, flew 30+ missions over Germany. Bill never spoke much about his military service and died a few years ago at the age of 82.