Draft Classifications
| Class | Categories (October, 1940 – January, 1947) |
|---|---|
| I-A | Available for unrestricted military service. |
| I-A (L) | Available for limited military service. |
| I-A (B) | Acceptable for limited military service, below standards for general military service. |
| I-A (rem.) | Remanded. Available for unrestricted military service after correction of defects. (Examples: eyeglasses or false teeth) |
| I-A-O | Conscientious objector available for noncombatant military service. |
| I-A-O (L) | Conscientious objector available for limited noncombatant military service. |
| I-A-O (B) | Conscientious objector acceptable for limited noncombatant military service, below standards for general noncombatant military service. |
| I-A-O (rem.) | Remanded. Conscientious objector available for noncombatant military service after correction of defects.(Examples: eyeglasses or false teeth) |
| I-B | Available for limited military service. |
| I-B (rem.) | Remanded. Available for limited military service after correction of defects. |
| I-B-O | Conscientious objector available for limited noncombatant military service. |
| I-B-O (rem.) | Remanded. Conscientious objector available for limited noncombatant military service after correction of defects. |
| I-C (Ind.) | Inducted. Member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was conscripted into service. |
| I-C (Enl.) | Enlisted. Member of the Armed Forces of the United States who volunteered for service. |
| I-C (Disc.) | Discharged. Member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was released after completing their service. |
| I-C (Sep.) | Separated. Member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was released before completing service. |
| I-C (Dec.) | Deceased. Member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died while in service. |
| I-D | Deferred Student, fit for general military service. |
| I-D-O | Deferred Student (Conscientious objector), fit for general non-combatant military service. |
| I-E | Deferred Student, fit for limited military service. |
| I-E-O | Deferred Student (Conscientious objector), fit for limited non-combatant military service. |
| I-G | Registrant who has been honorably separated from the armed forces of a co-belligerent nation. Later extended to include registrants separated from the American Field Service or Merchant Marine, and persons interned by an enemy nation. |
| I-H | Deferred due to age, fit for general military service. 11-18-1942: age 45 and over |
| II-A | Registrant deferred in support of national health, safety, or interest (Civilian Occupation). Fit for unrestricted military service. |
| II-A (L) | Registrant deferred in support of national health, safety, or interest (Civilian Occupation). Fit for limited military service. |
| II-A (F) | Registrant deferred in support of national health, safety, or interest (Civilian Occupation). Unfit for military service. |
| II-B | Registrant deferred in support of war production (War Industry Occupation). Fit for unrestricted military service. |
| II-B (L) | Registrant deferred in support of war production (War Industry Occupation). Fit for limited military service. |
| II-B (F) | Registrant deferred in support of war production (War Industry Occupation). Unfit for military service. |
| II-C | Registrant deferred in support of agriculture (Agricultural Occupation). Fit for unrestricted military service. |
| II-C (L) | Registrant deferred in support of agriculture (Agricultural Occupation). Fit for limited military service. |
| II-C (F) | Registrant deferred in support of agriculture (Agricultural Occupation). Unfit for military service. |
| III-A | Registrant deferred because of dependent parents, spouse, and / or children (reestablished 11-15-45). |
| III-B | Registrant deferred because of dependents and employment in an occupation essential to the war effort. |
| III-C | Registrant deferred because of dependents and employment in an agricultural occupation. |
| III-D | Registrant deferred because of extreme hardship and privation to dependents. |
| IV-A | Deferred due to age, unfit for military service (Wartime) 11-18-1942: age 45 and over |
| IV-A | Registrant who has completed military service (Peacetime). |
| IV-B | Official deferred by law. |
| IV-C | Alien or dual national. |
| IV-D | Minister of religion or divinity student. |
| IV-E | Conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and noncombatant training and service. Available for assignment to general "work of national importance" (Alternative Service). |
| IV-E (L) | Conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and noncombatant training and service. Available for assignment to limited "work of national importance" (Alternative Service). |
| IV-E (B) | Conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and noncombatant training and service. Acceptable for assignment to limited "work of national importance" (Alternative Service) Below standards for assignment to general "work of national importance" (Alternative Service). |
| IV-E (Disc.) | Discharged. Conscientious objector assigned to work of national importance who has been released after completing their service and been granted a Certificate of Release. |
| IV-E (Sep.) | Separated. Conscientious objector assigned to work of national importance who has been released before completing their service. |
| IV-E (Dec.) | Deceased. Conscientious objector assigned to work of national importance who died while in service. |
| IV-E-H | Conscientious objector opposed to both combatant and noncombatant training and service. Deferred due to age (27 and above). |
| IV-E-S | Deferred Student (Conscientious objector) opposed to both combatant and noncombatant training and service. Available for assignment to general "work of national importance" (Alternative Service). |
| IV-E-LS | Deferred Student (Conscientious objector) opposed to both combatant and noncombatant training and service. Available for assignment to limited "work of national importance" (Alternative Service). |
| IV-F | Registrant not acceptable for military service due to physical, mental, or moral defect. |
| IV-H | Deferred due to age, unfit for military service (Peacetime) 08-31-1945: age 26 and over |
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