Selective Service Act may refer to:
- Selective Service Act of 1917, or Selective Draft Act, enacted May 18, 1917, for the American entry into World War I
- Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, enacted September 16, 1940, in preparation for the American entry into World War II
- Selective Service Act of 1948, enacted June 24, 1948, also known as the:
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- Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951, as renamed and amended by Pub.L. 82-51, 65 Stat. 75, enacted June 19, 1951
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- Military Selective Service Act of 1967, as renamed and amended by Pub.L. 90-40, 81 Stat. 100, enacted June 30, 1967
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- Military Selective Service Act, as renamed and amended by Pub.L. 92-129, 85 Stat. 348, enacted September 28, 1971
Famous quotes containing the words selective, service and/or act:
“The selective memory isn’t selective enough.”
—Blake Morrison (b. 1950)
“This was a great point gained; the archdeacon would certainly not come to morning service at Westminster Abbey, even though he were in London; and here the warden could rest quietly, and, when the time came, duly say his prayers.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“... whatever men do or know or experience can make sense only to the extent that it can be spoken about. There may be truths beyond speech, and they may be of great relevance to man in the singular, that is, to man in so far as he is not a political being, whatever else he may be. Men in the plural, that is, men in so far as they live and move and act in this world, can experience meaningfulness only because they can talk with and make sense to each other and to themselves.”
—Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)