by | Nov 1, 2012 | Stories
I was a junior in college when my number was drawn. I was scheduled to graduate in May, 1970. I figured I would be drafted by November 1970, so I "volunteed" for the draft and went into the service in June 1970. I entered the Army as a college graduate,...
by | Nov 1, 2012 | Stories
I was in AFROTC when my number was chosen and I thought it funny at the time that my number was so high and I actually wanted to get into the Air Force as soon as possible so I could learn to fly. My goal was to fly a fighter and get to Viet Nam, while most of...
by | Oct 23, 2012 | Stories
I was a 1965 high school graduate scheduled for college graduation in 1969. Those times were very stressful if you were "in the zone" of draft eligibility. The main source of stress for many of us was the uncertainty of it all (before the lottery)....
by | Oct 22, 2012 | Stories
I was in my last senior semester, in the fall of 1969, and was sweating bullets as I had a I-A classification. There were several of us (seniors in CE) in the same circumstances. On the night of the first draft lottery announcement we all were on pins and...
by | Oct 22, 2012 | Stories
I graduated from UK in 1969 and accepted a position with Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors. But then I was drafted in the last group prior to the lottery of December 1969, volunteered for Officer Candidate School before my November 10...
by | Oct 8, 2012 | Stories
My college grades were below the 2.00 GPA required to maintain a student deferment in 1966. A friend of the family who sat on the local Draft Board told my mother that I was almost guaranteed to be drafted. I figured that if I got into ROTC, it would...
