Originally Posted By: Turnbull
But, an underlying issue was: a man was a civilian until the moment he took the step forward at induction, yet Selective Service was run by the Defense Department and imposed military legal procedures on civilians.


TB, my understanding is that SS is a civilian operation whose director is selected by the President.

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