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Bill Clinton, Felonious Draft Dodger? Claim: Bill Clinton was the "first pardoned federal felon ever to serve as President of the U.S. " Example:[Collected via e-mail, 2002] First Pardoned Federal Felon ever to serve as President of the U.S. Bill Clinton's Draft Records from the Freedom of Information Act files show he was a Pardoned Federal Felon * Bill Clinton registers for the draft on 1964, accepting all contractual conditions of registering for the draft.

Given Selective Service * Bill Clinton classified 2-S on November 17, 1964. * Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on March 20, 1968. * Bill Clinton ordered to report for induction on July 28, 1969. * Bill Clinton dishonors order to report and is not inducted into the military. * Bill Clinton reclassified 1-D after enlisting in the United States Army Reserves on 1969 under authority of Clinton signs enlistment papers and takes oath of enlistment. * Bill Clinton fails to report to his duty station at the University of Arkansas ROTC, September 1969. All About the Draft (Selective Service System) in the United States. Continued from Part 1 -- Are Your Going to be Drafted? Registration While a draft is not likely, registration for the draft (for males) is a reality. Almost all male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT REGISTERING The maximum penalty for failing to register with Selective Service is a $250,000 fine and up to five years in prison.

Failure to register will cause ineligibility for a number of federal and state benefits including:FEDERAL JOBS A man must be registered to be eligible for jobs in the Executive Branch of the Federal government and the U.S. What is the Draft? For more than 50 years, Selective Service and the registration requirement for America's young men have served as a backup system to provide manpower to the U.S. In 1973, the draft ended and the U.S. converted to an All-Volunteer military. The registration requirement was suspended in April 1975. Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? Now that the Pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat, does this mean that women could potentially be drafted, too?

Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition And as a practical matter: When women turn 18, will they now need to register, as men do, so that they can be conscripted in the event of a World War III, or any military emergency where the US government decides it needs troops quickly? It’s a thorny question, raising what may be a difficult prospect societally. But the legal implications are obvious, analysts argue. “The answer to that question is clearly yes,” says Anne Coughlin, a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville. The wars of the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan have been fought by an all-volunteer force, since the US military discontinued the draft in 1973. Even so, “Congress and the president should agonize over going to war. Selective Service System: Welcome. Army deserter who fled to Canada sentenced to 10 months in prison.

Vincent Elkaim / AP via The Canadian Press Iraq war resister Kimberly Rivera speaks at a press conference in Toronto in August. Rivera, who is pregnant with her fifth child, returned to to the U.S. in September and on Tuesday was sentenced to 10 months in prison for desertion. By Keith Coffman, Reuters DENVER -- An Army private believed to be the first female U.S. soldier to seek refuge in Canada rather than return to duty in Iraq was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to desertion, military officials in Colorado said on Tuesday. Kimberly Rivera, who said she grew opposed to the war during a three-month tour of duty in Iraq, pleaded guilty at a court-martial proceeding in Fort Carson, Colo., on Monday and was sentenced immediately. In addition to the prison time, the 30-year-old private was reduced in rank, ordered to forfeit pay and benefits and given a bad-conduct discharge, base spokeswoman Meghan Williams said.

Related: Full Iraq coverage from NBC News.