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[Mc Conahay, Pamela K.]

Marilyn,
 
I think a lot of people are still under the impression that Selective
Service notifies young men of the registration requirement by
mail......they don't.  Everyone has seen the old WWII era movies where
the young man says "well, I got my draft notice" and he has this letter
in his hand......that's the letter that says "BE HERE ON THIS DAY, YOU
BELONG TO US NOW".....not a letter telling them they need to register.
It's one of those societal responsibilities that everyone "just
knows"......like you have to file income taxes, you need a driver's
license to drive a car, you can register to vote at 18.  
 
I struggle between my "ignorance of the law is no excuse, did we need to
send you a letter telling you of every other law you're subject to,
haven't you ever walked into a public library or a post office in your
life?! " opinion and my "how is society helped by denying this person a
benefit that will improve society and his life, when he's too old to be
of use to our military now anyway?" opinion.  
 
The students I've dealt with in the past on this issue have, by and
large, been students that I am DARN GLAD aren't going to be joining the
military and being handed a gun.  If they don't tell me that they
intentionally didn't register because they don't believe in war, etc., I
give them a pass.  After all, these are the students who probably need
an education more than most......
 
Pam McConahay 
Assoc. Dir., Compliance, Training & Lender Relations 
University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services 
1000 Asp Avenue, Room 216 Norman OK 73019-4078
(405) 325-4617  Fax (405) 325-7608 
pmcconahay at ou.edu 

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[mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Marilyn Schwarz
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I have a Selective Service issue I could use some help with.  The
Selective Service System sent me a letter indicating that they never
sent notices regarding the requirement to register but that it is my
final decision to determine if my student's failure to register was not
knowing or willful based on the documentation submitted with this
letter.

 

The student attached a letter stating that he never knew about the
requirement to register because he was home schooled from the age of
eight and his father was born and raised in another country.  Any advice
you can give me on how you would handle this would be greatly
appreciated.  Thanks!

 

Marilyn Schwarz

Financial Aid Director

Murray State College

(580) 371-2371, Ext. 145

mschwarz at mscok.edu

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