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The '''Selective Service System''' ('''SSS''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency of the United States government]] that maintains a database of registered male (as legally defined by [[Executive Order 14168]]) U.S. [[Citizenship of the United States|citizens]] and other U.S. residents potentially subject to [[Conscription in the United States|military conscription]] (i.e., the draft).

Although the U.S. military is currently an all-volunteer force, registration is still required for contingency planning and preparation for two types of draft: a general draft based on registration lists of males aged 18–25, and a special-skills draft based on professional licensing lists of workers in specified health care occupations. In the event of either type of draft, the Selective Service System would send out induction notices, adjudicate claims for deferments or exemptions, and assign draftees classified as conscientious objectors to alternative service work.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the Selective Service System?stem |url=https://hasbrouck.org/draft/selective-service.html |website=Resisters.info |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>