by | Oct 31, 2013 | Stories
I avoided the draft by keeping my student deferment until 1966, when I left college temporarily to raise the money to continue my education. Three weeks after I left, I was called up for a physical at Fort Jackson, SC. There I passed the AFQT with flying colors,...
by | Oct 17, 2013 | Stories
I remember the day of the lottery like it was yesterday. At the time, I was a senior at St. Paul’s School, an all boys Catholic high school in Covington, Louisiana. We were in homeroom watching a black and white television. As the numbers were called, I could...
by | Oct 15, 2013 | Stories
I graduated from the University of Georgia in June 1969 and began work immediately. I was called for my draft physical in September 1969. I talked with an Air Force recruiter and was told that they were only accepting Officer Candidate School candidates as...
by | Sep 22, 2013 | Stories
I was in the premed program at the University of Georgia at the time of the lottery. My roommate was a business major. The night the lottery was broadcast live on the radio, Dwight and I purchased a couple of six packs of beer and several snacks, settling in for the...
by | Sep 15, 2013 | Stories
The 1970 lottery was in the summer after I finished high school. With number 28 I was sure to be drafted even if the war ended, so I enlisted rather than go to college. I didn’t really have any future plans figured out and the reserves and national...
by | Sep 4, 2013 | Stories
Prior to 1966 my draft board was constantly re-classifying me I-A even with good grades and school certifications of attendance. So being from a military family anyway, I joined senior Army ROTC at the University of Georgia and thus eliminated the draft...
