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PEACETIME SERVICE Service during peacetime includes all periods of active duty other than wartime service. Certain VA, other Federal and state benefits are available to peacetime veterans. Note Veterans who served honorably with at least one day on active duty during any of these war periods are eligible for membership in The American Legion.
selective service. selective service, in U.S. history, term for conscription. Conscription was established (1863) in the U.S. Civil War, but proved unpopular (see draft riots). The law authorized release from service to anyone who furnished a substitute and, at first, to those who paid $300. selective service: meaning and definitions-selective service: Definition and Pronunciation. 2  Selective Service System: meaning and definitions-Selective Service System: Definition and Pronunciation.