What Millennials Ought To Know

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

(NAPSA)—If you are—or care about—a millennial, someone between the ages of 18 and 35, here's something you maycare to consider: Many millennial men—those age 26 and under—must register with the MUST REGISTER WITH THE eyenYd ta eR 30 DAYS OF TURNING ] 8 Selective Service. This applies to those native born and immigrants alike, regardless ofstatus. WhatYou Can Lose Failure to register is a violation of federal law and could mean a $250,000 fine, a prison term or both. WhatYou Can Gain While most young men are aware of this and register promptly, within 30 days of their birthdays, they maynotrecallall the benefits registration can bring. Registration is required for: e Federal student loans and grant programs worth billions of dollars altogether Federal job training under the Workforce Investment Act Federal jobs or security clearance as a contractor US.citizenship for immigrants Driver’s licenses in someplaces. Somepeople even sendin their reg- istration information as early as age 17 Young millennial men can get governmentassistance with college and job training once they register for the Selective Service. years and 3 months. ‘The Selective Service System keeps the information on file, processes it automatically and sends an acknowledgmentcard. What You Can Do Fortunately, it’s not difficult to do. Manyhigh schools have volunteer registrars to assist students with signing up. In addition, millennial students and graduates can check block #22 on the federal FAFSA application or go online at www.sss.gov from a smartphone or computer. Registration forms are also available at any US. post office. Learn More For further facts and to sign up, go to WWW.SSS.ZOV. Quick Registration If you have a Social Security numberandare able to register online, go to wwwssss.gov/Registration/Register-Now/Registration-Form. If you do not have a Social Security number, are an immigrant male (documented or undocumented) age 18 through 25 orare notable to register online, you can pick up a Selective Service registration form at the post office or download the form at www.sss. gov/Portals/0/PDFs/regform_copyINT.pdf. Print, sign, and mail the form to Selective Service System, P.O. Box 94739, Palatine, IL 60094-4739.

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