[EnglishCon]

Because if Obama did not register with the Selective Service, then he is not eligible for employment with the federal government.

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Can you explain this FRiend? I am not challenging you on it - just trying to learn a different system from the one I am used to.

[ConjunctionJunction]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_service

[MMaschin]

Because if Obama did not register with the Selective Service, then he is not eligible for employment with the federal government.
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Can you explain this FRiend? I am not challenging you on it - just trying to learn a different system from the one I am used to.

Sure.

The Selective Service is our military draft system. All males must register with the SS after they turn 18 - unless you join the military.

You can go to jail, or be subject to a large fine (I think up to $250k), if you do not register with the SS.

The government rarely charges people for not registering. But what they have done is passed a bunch of laws that if you fail to register you don't have access to certain government programs, like student loans - you also are not eligible for employment in the federal government.

[MMaschin]

Sorry - just found this link.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/defenseandsecurity/a/draftreg.htm

•Federal Jobs - men born after December 31, 1959 must be registered to be eligible for jobs in the Executive Branch of the Federal government and the U.S. Postal Service.