<P> The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II . The 1940 law instituted conscription in peacetime , requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35 , with selection for one year 's service by a national lottery . President Roosevelt 's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16 , 1940 , began the first peacetime draft in the United States . It also reestablished the Selective Service System as an independent agency responsible for identifying young men and facilitating their military service . Roosevelt named Lewis B. Hershey to head the System on July 31 , 1941 , where he remained until 1969 . This act came when other preparations , such as increased training and equipment production , had not yet been approved . Nevertheless , it served as the basis for the conscription programs that would continue to the present . </P>
<P> The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II . The 1940 law instituted conscription in peacetime , requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35 , with selection for one year 's service by a national lottery . President Roosevelt 's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16 , 1940 , began the first peacetime draft in the United States . It also reestablished the Selective Service System as an independent agency responsible for identifying young men and facilitating their military service . Roosevelt named Lewis B. Hershey to head the System on July 31 , 1941 , where he remained until 1969 . This act came when other preparations , such as increased training and equipment production , had not yet been approved . Nevertheless , it served as the basis for the conscription programs that would continue to the present . </P>
what was the age for the draft in ww2
what was the age for the draft in ww2
between 21 and 35
between 21 and 35