Did you register for the Selective Service?

Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio is pushing a congressional bill to eliminate the agency that administers the Selective Service (essentially the U.S. military draft). DeFazio says that the agency is a waste of federal dollars, given the success of volunteer military enrollment. Critics of the bill say that the agency could provide critical logistical backup if there's an national emergency.

Men between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register for the Selective Service. Did you register? If you didn't, why not? Did you worry at about being prosecuted for a felony for not registering?

Our daily radio show Think Out Loud wants to hear your perspective on the Selective Service.

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Did you register for the Selective Service? If so, when did you register?

And in what year were you born?

If you registered, how did you feel about it? Did you imagine that you could actually be drafted for military service?

If you did not register, why not? Are you prepared to be charged with a felony?

Now that women are allowed to serve in combat situations, should they be required to register as well if the Selective Service remains in place?

What else should we know about this topic? Or, who else should we talk to?

Now we have a few questions to help us get to know you better. None of this is required, and all will remain confidential to the newsroom. What race or ethnicity are you?

What do you do for work?

What is your household income?

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