Is the Draft Board hiring volunteers

[lovuian]

a board of civilians charged with registering, classifying, and selecting persons for U.S. military service.

How do you become one? Any DUers a draft board member?


because we don't have a draft so wondering do they recruit local board members every year? How long do you serve

[lovuian]

1. I think I answered my own question

https://www.sss.gov/fslocal.htm

How Local Board Members are Appointed
Local Board members are appointed by the Director of Selective Service in the name of the President, on recommendations made by their respective state governors or an equivalent public official. If you are interest in serving as a Local Board member, you may apply online for an application package. Some requirements to be a board member are that they be:


•U.S. citizens


•at least 18 years old


•not a retired or active member of the Armed Forces or any Reserve component


•live in the area in which the board has jurisdiction


•be willing to spend enough time at the position.


During Peacetime
The Board Member program is one of the primary components of the Selective Service System. Over 11,000 volunteers are currently trained in Selective Service regulations and procedures so that if a draft is reinstated, they will be able to fulfill their obligations fairly and equitably. Board members undergo an initial 8-hour training session and then participate in annual training in which they review sample cases similar to real-life situations.



Any DUERS a board member or have been one? Just curious

[csziggy]

2. My sister was one - long, long time ago

I think she did it after she got her PhD in physiology and to add to her resume for professional and private purposes.

I didn't know about it until after she died and I was going through her paperwork. In an album she put together of her life when running for an organization's office, it was listed as one of her credentials. So I have no idea what was involved. For all I know it was an unpaid position - she donated a lot of time to various organizations.

[lovuian]

3. Thanks

that's what I thought
I wonder if they look at what your party affiliations are?

[csziggy]

4. She was probably a registered Democrat

But then for a long time Florida had no Republican primaries so everybody registered Democratic. She passed away in 1993 and I'm not sure if by then there were Republican primaries or if she ever changed her affiliation.

As far as politics, she was decidedly right wing - very active in DAR and seriously invested in their conservative politics. I never discussed politics with her - I listened to some of her speeches and overheard her opinions enough to know that I disagreed with a lot she believed in.

[atreides1]

5. I was a board member in Tucson