by | Apr 4, 2013 | Stories
Being No. 83, I was as good as gone but just as determined not to go. By then the usual medical tricks were not working. I did not know what I was going to do, but then read a book called 4-F, which explained the process and creative ways people were using to get out...
by | Mar 27, 2013 | Stories
I reported to Ponce De Leon on May 27 and had to return on the 28th for a medical consultation. I was inducted on June 1, 1970 at 4:10 and arrived at Ft. Jackson around 10 that night by bus. Ended up being a Tracked Vehicle Mechanic assigned to Illesheim,...
by | Mar 27, 2013 | Stories
We were I-S (student deferment), about to turn magically into I-A (fit for military service). It was December 1. All the TV rooms of Russell Hall were packed. I was a 19 year old junior in the chemistry department. I roomed on...
by | Mar 21, 2013 | Stories
I was taking a business law test on the night of the drawing, and we were all distracted and wanting wanting to finish and go to a T.V. where the lottery was playing. We could actually hear cheers and groans from a group watching from down the hall. For many of...
by | Mar 17, 2013 | Stories
I had a very low lottery numer, but my draft status was decided before the drawing. While a student in 1969, I neglected to fill out the forms that showed I was in good standing with UGa. One day a draft notice came to me by mail. I was dumbstruck,...
by | Mar 13, 2013 | Stories
I was at UGA during the draft lottery working on my doctorate which I received in 1971. The day after the lottery, while I was teaching a swimming class in the old UGA pool, all of my students were talking about where they stood. Two students were all "hung...
