Men at work registration form

If an applicant certifies during the hiring process that he has not registered because he is on full-time active duty with the armed forces, the hiring official should proceed as stated in 515.5 .

515.213 Exemptions from Registration
515.214 How to Register
  1. Online registration.Men may register on the Selective Service’s website, www.sss.gov . If a man registers online, the Selective Service immediately provides him with a registration number. It also mails him an acknowledgment card showing his registration number, which should arrive within two weeks.
  2. Mail registration. Men may register by mailing a completed registration form to the Selective Service. If a man completes and mails this form, the Selective Service mails to him an acknowledgment card showing his registration number, which should arrive within 30 to 90 days. Registration forms are available in U.S. Post Offices.
515.215 Late Registration Permitted Until 26th Birthday
515.22 Postal Service Employment Eligibility Requirements
  1. Registered with the Selective Service;
  2. Unregistered and over the age of 26, if the hiring official determines that his failure to register was neither knowing nor willful (see515.323 ); or
  3. Covered by an exemption to the registration requirement referred to in the Selective Service law (see515.213 ).

515.3 Determination of Eligibility

515.31 Information Provided by Applicants
515.311 Required Information Regarding Selective Service Registration
  1. Whether the applicant is a male born after December 31, 1959.
  2. If the answer to question 1 is “yes,” the applicant is asked whether he is registered with the Selective Service.
  3. If the answer to question 2 is “yes,” the applicant is required to provide his Selective Service registration number.
  4. If the answer to question 2 is “no,” the applicant is required to state why he meets legal exemption to Selective Service registration.
515.312 Applicants Certify Information Provided
515.32 Applicants Who Do Not Certify Their Selective Service Registration
515.321 Hiring Official Determines If Applicant Qualifies for Exemption

If a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, does not certify during the application process that he is registered with the Selective Service, the hiring official will review the applicant’s statement and any other relevant information the applicant provides to determine whether he has established that he meets the requirements for exemption as referred to in the Selective Service law.

515.322 Applicants on Terminal or Transitional Leave

An applicant may indicate during the application process that he is currently on terminal or transitional leave from full-time active duty in the armed forces. Such an applicant may be considered for employment with the Postal Service (see 233.342 and 234.233 ).

If an applicant who is on terminal or transitional leave from full-time active duty in the armed forces certifies that he is not registered with the Selective Service and is exempt from registration because of full-time active duty in the armed forces, the hiring official should proceed as stated in 515.4 .

515.323 Applicants Who Do Not Establish Legal Exemption
  1. Notice to Applicant. If the hiring official determines that the applicant has failed to establish that he meets the requirements for exemption from Selective Service registration, the hiring official promptly notifies the applicant. A sample notice can be found in Exhibit 515.323 .
  2. Request for Reconsideration – Applicants Age 26 or Over:
    1. Applicants over age 26 may request reconsideration. Applicants over the age of 26 may submit a written request for reconsideration of the hiring official’s negative eligibility determination based on the registration requirement.
    2. Applicants bear the burden of proof . The applicant bears the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to show that his failure to register with the Selective Service was neither knowing nor willful.
    3. The hiring official decides whether the applicant has met his burden. If the applicant requests reconsideration, the hiring official — not the Selective Service or the Office of Personnel Management — decides whether the applicant has established that his failure to register was neither knowing nor willful.
    4. Information pertinent to whether failure to register was knowing or willful.The hiring official should consider all pertinent information the applicant submitted to show that his failure to register with the Selective Service was neither knowing nor willful. Such information may include, but is not limited to, the following:
      1. Full-time active duty in the armed forces. See the following examples:
        1. An applicant may provide a DD Form 214,Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, that shows he enlisted in the armed forces at age 17 upon graduating from high school and was released from full-time active duty before turning 26. This form, accompanied by a certified statement that the applicant was unaware or misinformed of the registration requirement, may establish that his failure to register was not knowing or willful.