Editing Selective Service System (section)

===1975 to 1980===
On 29 March 1975, President [[Gerald Ford]], whose own son, [[Steven Ford|Steven]], had earlier failed to register for the draft as required,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://geraldrfordfoundation.org/centennial/oralhistory/steve-ford/ |title = Steve Ford |publisher = Gerald R. Ford Foundation |date = 29 May 2013 }}</ref> signed Proclamation 4360 (Terminating Registration Procedures Under Military Selective Service Act), eliminating the registration requirement for all 18- to 25-year-old male citizens.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=23818 |title = Gerald R. Ford: Proclamation 4360 - Selective Service Registration }}</ref>