My lottery number was called in my last month of eligibility, and I received an induction notice during my first year of law school at Boston College. I notified my Selective Service Office, which gave me a deferment to the end of the school year.
In the interim I joined the Army Reserve. I had six months of active duty, missing the first semester of my second year of law school. Active duty, especially Basic Training, was beneficial. I am happy I did it (everyone should do it). I returned, finished law school and began practicing law, and served in the reserves until 1977. I continue to practice law. In 1970 I held anti-war views, but if I had been drafted I would have served.
