L D Jones

mcjimbo wrote:

    >>It means that the USCIS did what it says it does ... it registered you
    >>for the draft. Welcome to the US Jim. BTW there is no draft at the
    >>present time and no plans on Congress re-instating any in the near
    >>future. Also note that you need to have been registered with the
    >>Selective Service if you took up residency inside of the US before the
    >>age of 26. It was your duty to register. This registration is needed
    >>for naturalization.
    >>I still find it difficult to believe that young men do not know that
    >>if they take up residency in the US before the age of 26 they must be
    >>law register. This goes for illegal aliens as well as lawful ones.
    >
    >
    > Rete,
    >
    > I turn 26 this April. Does that mean when I turn 27 i'm free of the
    > draft, if it becomes reinstated? Thanks in advance.

That depends. I think some men in their 30's were drafted in WW2 (my
father's uncle was one of them). As was mentioned, since there is little
likelihood of an actual draft anytime soon you are probably safe