Originally posted by jtschofield: I am 37 years old and would like to join the National Guard with possible active duty in the Army thereafter. I wish to state first off that I have absolutely no criminal record, not even a parking ticket to my name, a high school diploma, and am physically sound.
However, I found out a while back that, apparently, I am not registered with Selective Services. My name or regestration number does not turn up on their database, although I maintain that I did register. My father specifically remembers taking me down to the local post office, and I remember filling out the form, sometime after my 17th birthday in 1987. If the form did not reach the offices, or was lost or misplaced somewhere along the line, I was never informed of it. I did not become aware that I was not registered until about four years ago, but I don't think my insistance that I did is of any help.
My question is simply, does this apparent failure to register disqualify me from military service?
I have yet to call my local recruiter, as I rather doubt if they would know off hand, and it might take them six months to get back to me.
