Was Enlistment Compulsory in Ww1?

Under the Selective Service Act of 1917, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register for military service. Congress amended the law in August 1918 at the War Department's request to expand the age range to include all men 18 to 45, and to end further volunteering.

Did you have to join the army in ww1?

The Government wanted as many men as possible to join the forces willingly. But in 1916 a law was passed to say men had to join whether they wanted to or not. This was called conscription.

Was there a mandatory draft in ww1?

Some six weeks after the United States formally entered the First World War, the U.S Congress passes the Selective Service Act on May 18, 1917, giving the U.S. president the power to draft soldiers. ... The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service.