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When men refused to enlist (volunteer) for the Union Army (US Army) during the US Civil War (1861-1865), Uncle Sam DRAFTED THEM!
Physically unfit or mentally unstable, or a college student.
Approximately half the US Army, or about 2 million soldiers, were drafted into service in WWI.
There about 7 ways to gain a US Army commission: 1. US Military Academy at West Point 2. State Military Academies/State OCS's 3. College ROTC 4. Battlefield commissions 5. Direct commissions 6. Private Military Academies 7. US Army OCS Army OCS was the Army's way of making mass produced officers from drafted men, such as during WW2. Sometimes, they were referred to as "90 day wonders." During the Vietnam War, drafted men were GT tested (military IQ) those with 110 scores or above could be sent to OCS. College was NOT a requirement for Army officers during the Vietnam War.
Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which required men to register for thedraft.ORThe United States raised an army in WW1 because of the recruitment and SSA (selective service act). Which was the act in which was a broad term for recruitment and the process of being drafted.