I was a serving officer with the Canadian Army and had a chance to go to an American university. I had to register for the ’Draft" because I would be living in Virginia.
91 (number, not age); they were expecting to get to 125, but only made it into the 60s or 70s. Spent six months on 1-A, and six on 1-H (holding). I still remember my grandmother getting upset with my mother for saying she’d send me to Canada first.
The cousin who went to Nam did three tours flying helicopters; his brother went to Germany (missile artillery) and died in a barracks meningitis outbreak.
My draft board contacted me right after my 18th birthday. I was in the hospital after having had surgery for a broken femur and patella. When the board saw my medical records, I was classified 1-Y. To be called up when they hit the bottom of the barrel. Later I was reclassified to 4-F. I tired to enlist in the Navy a few years later, but they wouldn’t have me.
jgarrott over 8 years ago
My birthday is September 15th, and the 14th came up as the first pick in the lottery, but a few months later I got drafted anyway (in 1970).
llong65 over 8 years ago
69 my draft number was 363. I lucked out.
Sparkys44 over 8 years ago
Sept 6th here…my number was 6 go figure, got my notice 3 days after my birthday!
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 8 years ago
I was a serving officer with the Canadian Army and had a chance to go to an American university. I had to register for the ’Draft" because I would be living in Virginia.
colloc over 8 years ago
I got caught in the draft in 1962.
cxdebate over 8 years ago
91 (number, not age); they were expecting to get to 125, but only made it into the 60s or 70s. Spent six months on 1-A, and six on 1-H (holding). I still remember my grandmother getting upset with my mother for saying she’d send me to Canada first.
The cousin who went to Nam did three tours flying helicopters; his brother went to Germany (missile artillery) and died in a barracks meningitis outbreak.
stlmaddog5 over 8 years ago
My draft board contacted me right after my 18th birthday. I was in the hospital after having had surgery for a broken femur and patella. When the board saw my medical records, I was classified 1-Y. To be called up when they hit the bottom of the barrel. Later I was reclassified to 4-F. I tired to enlist in the Navy a few years later, but they wouldn’t have me.