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Man, most of us were lucky to be born when we were. This really hits home for me because I would have been in group 001 based on a random draw. Read where most stopped in the 100's so if you got a high number then you got lucky. Would be interested to hear any stories from older folks here that might have gone through it. What number would you be?

 
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Bill Derington

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What is it based on, the number that correlates to your birthday? Did they draw until they reached a necessary quota? Mine would"ve been 044.
 
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My great grandfather was 16 and lied about his age to fight in World War Two. As the generations have progressed since then it is really interesting how a draft would be taken in today's America. Everyone hated Hitler and the Japs at the time (papaw never called them anything but japs). I didn't even know that is racist to say til after he died. Vietnam had protestors and such imo because our country did a terrible job selling the cause of the war. I think if there were a draft today there would be heavy heavy protest unless there were a Hitler like guy out there posing a threat to everyone's safety. And I mean a real active legit threat.
 
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Nubb16 said:
My great grandfather was 16 and lied about his age to fight in World War Two. As the generations have progressed since then it is really interesting how a draft would be taken in today's America. Everyone hated Hitler and the Japs at the time (papaw never called them anything but japs). I didn't even know that is racist to say til after he died. Vietnam had protestors and such imo because our country did a terrible job selling the cause of the war. I think if there were a draft today there would be heavy heavy protest unless there were a Hitler like guy out there posing a threat to everyone's safety. And I mean a real active legit threat.
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This is what my wife's grandfather did. Lied to get into the navy and escape life in rural arkansas in the 1940s. Great man.
 
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crazyqx83 said:
This is what my wife's grandfather did. Lied to get into the navy and escape life in rural arkansas in the 1940s. Great man.
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Same with my dad. Served in the Marines and eventually at Iwo Jima. He was a helluva man who never talked about it much except for the beauty of some of the places he saw, and how he hoped that me or my brother would never have to go through anything like that. He told me that when I was about 8 or 9 when I asked him about his experiences, and then my older brother was drafted to go to Vietnam. When he went for his physical, they sent him back home because of feet that were as flat a ruler and two really, really bad knees from football injuries back in the day when there wasn't a whole lot to be done medically where we lived for injuries like that. My dad was so thankful for that, but I remember watching the daily Vietnam "highlights" on the evening news, and assuming that I would be there when I graduated from high school.
 
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MrLair said:
038. So I would of been drafted right?
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If you were eligible
If you had a deferment you were subject to the draft as soon as you lost the deferment. You had to notify the draft board within a certain number of days, if I remember correctly. The number you drew stayed with you. As an example my number was 149. I laid out of college in the fall of 71. I was eligible to be drafted because I lost my deferment. The cut off that year was 125. I was not drafted nor was I eligible in any subsequent years (no double jeopardy)
 
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My number was low 200's one of my friends was low 300's another friend had a number in the 20's or so. He was drafted and went overseas to Italy I think but was not sent to Vietnam. Another person from area was drafted went to Vietnam and passed away a few years ago from cancer and they thought it was because he was exposed to agent orange.
 
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Last year when the Class of 65 had their reunion, almost every man that went to Vietnam had been diagnosed with cancer later in their lives
 
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I turned 18 in in the fall of '72. I was still in HS, but knew I was gonna be drafted as soon as I graduated in '73 because my draft number was 023. The middle of January, I went down to the recruiting office and they told me I needed to enlist right then so I could get a better pick of jobs when I graduated in May. I told them I would take a couple of weeks to decide what I wanted to do. During that two weeks, Nixon stopped the draft. I went down to the recruiting office and asked what my options were. They informed that I had none because they weren't taking any recruits since the military would be downsizing. I had mixed emotions. My brothers was winding up his stint in the Army and I wanted to experience some things he had. On the other hand, I wanted to get a job and help my Mother and my younger siblings and that's what I did.
 
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Catfan in Tn. said:
Last year when the Class of 65 had their reunion, almost every man that went to Vietnam had been diagnosed with cancer later in their lives
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Real good friend flew choppers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Central Highlands. He flew through Agent Orange. Died of kidney cancer at age 44
 
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Uncle from Mason County died from pancreatic cancer this year. Guess what the cause was ....
 
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Some of the Agent Orange stuff is terrifying. I had a patient one time who would break out into full-body blisters (think herpes/cold sores but all over your body) every single GD springtime. For like 30 years. Went to plenty of specialists both inside and outside of the VA and nobody could figure it out, but apparently he wasn't the only one and it's correlated with Agent Orange exposure.

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014 here. So where do we go now after we've been called?
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That's one of the most Willy4UK things ever


I disagree with bringing back the draft, but I'd be OK with some sort of mandatory national service requirement (something in the range of 6mo to 2yrs). Every able-bodied person goes thru basic training (however many weeks/months they decide to make it), but everyone spends X months either on active duty or performing some sort of national service. No deferments for education; you go to college after your time is up. Weave in some civics education, while you're at it, since apparently our school systems absolutely suck at that part.
 
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I would have had a high draft number (300's), so I would've stayed state side and taken care of your girlfriends and sisters.

Also, a note about cancer, it is mostly a disease of age. We all have a 1/3 chance of developing cancer if we live long enough.
 
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UKGrad93 said:
I would have had a high draft number (300's), so I would've stayed state side and taken care of your girlfriends and sisters.

Also, a note about cancer, it is mostly a disease of age. We all have a 1/3 chance of developing cancer if we live long enough.
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Not if you went to Vietnam.
 
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Some of the Agent Orange stuff is terrifying. I had a patient one time who would break out into full-body blisters (think herpes/cold sores but all over your body) every single GD springtime. For like 30 years. Went to plenty of specialists both inside and outside of the VA and nobody could figure it out, but apparently he wasn't the only one and it's correlated with Agent Orange exposure.


That's one of the most Willy4UK things ever


I disagree with bringing back the draft, but I'd be OK with some sort of mandatory national service requirement (something in the range of 6mo to 2yrs). Every able-bodied person goes thru basic training (however many weeks/months they decide to make it), but everyone spends X months either on active duty or performing some sort of national service. No deferments for education; you go to college after your time is up. Weave in some civics education, while you're at it, since apparently our school systems absolutely suck at that part.
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I agree on the national service idea. So many (myself included) have been unprepared from a maturity standpoint to go away to school. Can't handle the freedom, screw up, and flunk out. The military has motivated individuals now, for the most part. As long as force manpower requirements are met by a volunteer group there is no need for a draft.
Of course, when we finally fight the Chinese that will change.
 
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