| Well, apparently there's a long-standing Montana State Code that requires students applying to the land-grant school to register for the draft regardless of age when the application is sent. It's pretty obscure, but when he was applying online he had to check a box certifying (under penalty of termination as a student) that he had in fact registered with the Selective Service. He's already 18 and his parents made him register, so it wasn't a big deal.
I've heard that Missoula is a liberal enclave amidst the backdrop of a fairly conservative Montana. If so, he'll like it there. He's a bit of a throwback to the 60's when being a socialist hippie was still cool. | 
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