He gave Roosevelt the critical support he needed for a peacetime draft, an unpopular idea at the time.

The film was the third service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940.

The Military Training Act, Britain's first peacetime draft, comes into force.

On 16 September 1940 Congress authorized the first peacetime draft in United States history.

In 1940, President Roosevelt instituted a one-year peacetime draft.

Congress did set up the nation's first peacetime draft.

It was the second service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940.

The sudden defeat of France in spring 1940 caused the nation to begin to greatly grow its armed forces, including the first peacetime draft.

Voorhis also opposed a peacetime draft, and supported "lend-lease" legislation.

According to Norman A. Hilman 2.5 million men were enlisted into military during the peacetime draft.