by | Jul 14, 2009 | Stories
How did the draft lottery affect the choices I made in my life? Wow!Well, rather than graduate in Nuclear Engineering as planned in May, 1970, get married on June 6 and move to Charleston, SC, to live, raise a family and work at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, I...
by | Jul 13, 2009 | Stories
The first lottery was held during my senior year in college. My number was called in April, although I knew much earlier that it would be called before I graduated. As with all seniors, I was in the process of interviewing for jobs. The year before...
by | Jul 8, 2009 | Stories
Basically, I was lucky not to be drafted during this time. If I had been born a day earlier (No. 184) or later (No. 71) I would have been drafted. Upon entering UCLA in 1967, I went to the Selective Service Board and received a student deferment. For the first two...
by | Jul 7, 2009 | Stories
At the time I was a student at Chico State University (in northern Calif). I guess I was fairly naive because I didn’t pay much attention to the war & wasn’t much concerned about the upcoming draft. Anyway, on the way to school the next day, I dropped...
by | Jul 5, 2009 | Stories
I was I-A in the draft. I was born on Sept. 16th, so my number was 207. In any case I reported to the draft board in Charlotte, went through the physical and passed with flying colors. Because of my draft status, I could not get a job with a bank,...
