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yock
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14,000 draft notices sent to men born in 1800s
The notice was for the recipients to register, which all American men must do when they turn 18.
pokpokpok
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"must" is pretty loose, if you don't fill the slip out nothing happens
yock
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Nothing
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kawsper
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Women isn't drafted?
frozenport
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No, as women weren't deployed to direct combat missions when the laws were looked over in the 1980s. [1]
[1]
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/453/57
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