An independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service.
1 One of these was the new Selective Service System .
2 For this reason, I have determined that the Selective Service System must now be revitalized.
3 The Selective Service System is an essential part of our defense plans, and it must be continued.
4 We should modernize our Selective Service System .
5 After returning from England, Updike was summoned by the Selective Service System to be examined for the draft.
6 They also are barred from most federal jobs, according to the Selective Service System , which registers men for possible compulsory service.
7 In 2019 Salas ruled the lawsuit against the Selective Service System could go forward, raising the prospect of a future change to the draft.
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