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Selective Service Registration | Selective Service System

Resource Name:Selective Service Registration | Selective Service System

address

Selective Service System, Data Management Center, Palatine, IL 60094

Eligibility

Males 18 - 25 must register

Hours

8:00am - 4:00pm (ET), Monday - Friday Closed Federal Holidays
847-688-6888

Voice

·

Main Phone

Application process

Register online or print a fillable registration form.

Service area

United States

Other Information

Age Group

  • Young Adults (18-24)
  • Adults (25-64)

Payment Options

  • Free
Federal law requires the Selective Service System to maintain a registry, or list, of men from which to draw in case of a national emergency. The list is only used if Congress and the President instruct SSS to support manpower needs identified by the Department of War. Men born on or after December 18, 2000, will be automatically registered beginning in December 2026. NOTE: Registering with Selective Service System does not mean you are joining the military.

Last Assured

07/14/2026

Providing organization

Selective Service System
The Selective Service System and the registration requirement for America's young men provides a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it.