SSS

I registered with Selective Service today. A few days after the my 18th birthday I received a mailing with a registration card and a statement that I was required by law to register. What I found remarkably interesting about the mailing I received was that it contained absolutely no information about what registering for the SSS actually means. Now obviously, I know the details of registration: all males over 18 are required to do it, and it's how the government is able to draft people. Maybe I'm just being excessively critical, but when an entity is forcing a person to do something, they should provide at least some explanation or rationale with their statement of demand. I find this to be an especially potent point when considering the gravity of registering for the SSS. That one consents to let the government conscript them at any time for most any purpose is not to be taken lightly, even if it is by force. This is not to say that I oppose the SSS; I completely understand its necessity, so that our country is not overrun by malignant invaders, or a shortage of health workers, etc. But it would be nice to see the government have a little bit more respect by actually telling its citizens what it's forcing them to do.