Which age range is the correct window for Selective Service registration?

Which age range is the correct window for Selective Service registration?

• A. Between eighteen (18) and twenty-five (25)
• B. Between seventeen (17) and twenty-two (22)
• C. Between nineteen (19) and twenty-six (26)
• D. Between twenty-three (23) and twenty-nine (29)

Answer: (A)

The age range for Selective Service registration is 18 through 25. Male citizens and male immigrants living in the United States must register within 30 days of turning 18, and they remain in the system through age 25 because that is the window when they could be drafted. The other ranges miss this span—one starts below 18, another includes 26 or older, and one starts later—so they don’t fit the required window.

The age range for Selective Service registration is 18 through 25. Male citizens and male immigrants living in the United States must register within 30 days of turning 18, and they remain in the system through age 25 because that is the window when they could be drafted. The other ranges miss this span—one starts below 18, another includes 26 or older, and one starts later—so they don’t fit the required window.