# Ask the Draft Board member.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-draft-board-member/298954>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 12, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-draft-board-member/298954 "2005-04-12T12:28:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Blueapple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blueapple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blueapple)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-draft-board-member/298954/41 "2005-04-15T06:02:55Z")

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Does your juristiction cover Arlington County? :eek:

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-draft-board-member/298954/42 "2005-04-15T13:09:29Z")

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> [@alphaboi867](#):
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> So who qualifies as an official defered by law?

Legislators, governors, and judges, for the most part. All others are considered case by case.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-draft-board-member/298954/43 "2005-04-15T13:11:34Z")

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My jurisdiction does not cover Arlington, no. But I did live there until 2001. We lived in Shirlington, and really enjoyed it.

I was even a member of the Arlington County Republican Committee, a lost cause if ever there was one. 😉

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-draft-board-member/298954/44 "2005-04-15T15:52:07Z")

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> [@anu-la1979](#):
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> I’ve always been curious-how soon after the naturalization process does the Draft Board send eligible new citizens their card?

I missed this question until now. Sorry.

Actually, registration happens long before naturalization, as current law requires all male citizens and aliens living in the U.S. age 18 to 25 years old to register. This includes, interestingly enough, illegal aliens. Excluded are visitors on student or tourist visas, diplomats, and their families.

It isn’t the local board that sends the card. All of that is done by the main office in Washington.

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