This Sample Induction Notice is for use with anti-war curricula for high school aged students in Quaker programs.

ORDER TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION

DATE

              SEL. SER. NO.              INDUCTION ORDER NO.

              SOC. SEC. NO.             LOCAL BOARD NO.

             RSN     STATE CODE

This is your order to report for and submit to examination and induction into the armed forces of the United States.

By direction of the president, you have been classified 1-A (available for unrestricted military service) and are directed to report, with this order, to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) located at: (address) on:   (date)    and (time)

You may report to another Military Entrance Processing Station if it is closer to where you are now. MEPS addresses may be obtained from any selective service area office, armed forces recruiting office or military installation.

If you are found qualified for military service, you will be inducted immediately into the Armed Forces
You will go directly to training. When you are inducted, you will be reclassified 1-C (Member of the Armed Forces). If you are not inducted, you will be sent home.

If you believe you qualify for a reclassification or a postponement of induction, contact the selective service area office located at: (address)

Prior to the date you are to report for induction. See page 2.

The travel warrant enclosed is to be used only by you for your transportation to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). If no transportation is available, contact the area office listed above immediately.

Read the important information provided with this order. If you fail to obey this order, you may be reported as a suspected violator of the military selective act and, if convicted, subject to imprisonment for up to five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.

By direction of the president:

Director of selective service SSS Form 252

How to travel to Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS)

Take the attached travel warrant to a bus or train ticket agency who will issue you a ticket to the city where the MEPS is located.

When you arrive in that city, ask the agent for directions to the MEPS. If you come by car, arrange to have it returned home.

What to bring:

Comfortable clothing and toilet articles for three days which can be contained in a travel bag no longer than 9” x 13” x 24” and all of the following that apply to you:

  • birth certificate
  • social security card
  • driver’s license
  • last school record
  • doctor’s statement and hospital records if you have a history of physical or mental disorder
  • eyeglasses or contact lenses
  • prescription drugs you take
  • records of court decisions that affect your status
  • proof of marital status if other than single
  • children’s birth certificates, if applicable

Do not bring family, friends, pets, weapons/knives, nonprescription drugs, large sums of money or expensive jewelry.

Postponement and reclassification information

You may file a claim for postponement or reclassification at any time prior to the date you are scheduled to report for induction. Information is available from any selective service area office, or through information booklets furnished for registrants at all u.s.

Post offices, consulates and embassies. Do not report to the MEPS after you have filled a claim in writing with your area office.

You will be advised by the area office of additional information you need to provide in support of your claim, and the procedures to be followed for submitting documentation.

Last updated on December 19, 2025.

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