"We are certainly pleased with the first month’s results," Coronado says. "Young men are quickly finding out that today there is a faster way to register for Selective Service: the Internet," he adds.

According to Coronado, the primary beneficiaries of registration via the Internet are young men 18 through 25 who can register on-line for Selective Service, bypassing the need to fill out a registration card and mail it back. The site currently accepts registrations weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, but operating hours will expand beginning Jan. 11. With some exceptions, the new hours will be from 1:00 a.m. Monday through midnight Saturday each week. On-line registration will not be operational on Wednesday evenings, and during brief periods of maintenance.

Federal law requires virtually all men to register with Selective Service within 30 days of turning 18. About 1.8 million men, all U.S. citizens, no matter where they reside, as well as male non-citizens residing in the U.S., are required to register every year. Although late registrations are accepted, a man cannot register once he reaches age 26. Failure to register is a felony. Moreover, Selective Service registration is linked to many federal and state benefits such as eligibility for federal student loans and grants, training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), federal jobs in the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, and jobs with the U.S. Postal Service. Half of the states have enacted legislation that links benefits such as state tuition assistance and eligibility for state jobs. Additionally, male immigrants who are in the U.S. when they are 18 through 25 years old will be denied U.S. citizenship if they fail to register.

Even with the initial success of on-line registration, Coronado wants more men to use this service so that on-line registration will become the primary registration method. As Coronado puts it: "There is a new theme at Selective Service: ‘Save a stamp. Save time. Register on-line!’ America needs to know that today, Selective Service registration is as simple as logging on to the Internet."