<p>Hi All. So the other day DS’ register to vote card and DH’s letter from AARP came in the same mail. lol. DS is in Boston and will be there for five years. Likely will not return to CA after. So, register him in CA as absentee ballot? Does anyone register in the town they go to school in?<br>
Question two, will DS just get something in the mail from Selective Service? Our HS had a bunch of stuff about this last year but DS is turning 18 while away at school.<br>
Thanks and I apologize in advance for my ignorance. Never had a kid turn 18 before and hard to believe I do now.</p>
<p>most people i know registered at home and then just absentee ballotted their votes in. my sister went to vote the other day and she just turned 18 a few weeks ago. i didn’t even know she had registered.</p>
<p>Our son received something in the mail regarding Selective Service, about a month before his 18th birthday.</p>
<p>One caution- when the Selective Service notice arrives, be sure your son either registers online or sends the card back IN AN ENVELOPE. The information on the SS form contains absolutely everything needed for identity theft, and it is a postcard! Postal employees sell the data for $100 a pop. There is very small print at the bottom of the card suggesting you use an envelope, but you would never notice it. This has been a big issue in the identity theft/fraud area. What happens in the case of young people is that the identity thieves hold on to the info for about 5 years until the teen is a productive worker in the workplace and has bank accounts, credit etc. Boom-loans are applied for in the person’s name, etc.</p>
<p>I think that my son actually registered online after receiving the notice in the mail – I believe the directions to do so were included. I, too, would be cautious about sending the paper form without an envelope.</p>
<p>My son registered to vote and also for an absentee ballot at the same time, right before he left for college; he just downloaded the forms from our state’s website and then just mailed them in. He also received something in the mail shortly before he turned 18 about selective service registration and I think he was able to do that registration on line.</p>
<p>You can also register by checking the box on FAFSA, since you can’t get federal aid if you’re not registered. </p>
<p>My S hadn’t registered yet when he was notified he was a finalist for a Byrd scholarship. The day he did the application essay in school, the form also had a place to register (can’t get a Byrd if you don’t), so he did there on the spot.</p>
<p>I have a whooooooooole lot of thoughts about this one.</p>
<p>Am, me too! Mostly, I think it’s very unfair that 18 year old males have to register but 18 year old females don’t. I don’t necessarily favor putting girls on the front line, but they should register just the same. There are many functions in the military that wouln’t put girls in combat.</p>
<p>You know I agree with you on this one, SJ, and it is absolutely colored by the fact that I have a son near SS age, and seven nieces at or above that age, who are free and clear. I don’t wish forced conscription on any of them either, but I hate double standards like the dickens.</p>
<p>That’s how I feel. I believe in equal opportunity regardless of gender, ethnic background or anything else, but I think that with such opportunity should come responsibility. If girls and boys are competing with one another for spots in selective colleges, grad or professional schools or jobs, they should bear equal responsibility in defending this country.</p>
<p>As a parent of a 21 year old daughter and 19 year old son, I agree that both should have been required to register. As to fighting… I’d like them both to stay home safe and sound. My son registered on line.</p>
<p>Registering to vote: Most students will decide where they want to register. My kids are both registered here in PA. Our state is usually an important one in Presidential elections and that’s why my daughter registered here. My son registered here because it was conveinent. I was happy he voted by absentee ballot in the recent election. Most of the candidates were ones that he was familiar with since he just started college this fall.</p>
<p>some kids decide to register to vote at home, and others at school.</p>
<p>At some schools (like mine) the local governments make it very hard for students to register, and impossible if you live in a dorm room.</p>
<p>GUYS/GALS Selective Service - since the law has not been changed - only the guys are the ‘lucky’ ones - by law - but when that bill - that is long term tabled and hiding in the ranks - is passed - both guys and gals will have equal opportunity - and some other choices as well. THe present law for the guys is ooooolddddd but still stands strong - a new one would make guys/gals equally eligable for a DRAFT - which we have not seen - and hopefully won’t see - for a looooong time - if never</p>