by | Oct 25, 2009 | Stories
I was just talking with a friend tonight about the draft lottery at dinner here in Florence, Italy.I was born, grew up and went to school in Raleigh, N.C., including of course N.C. State. My draft number of 10 was chosen in the very first lottery based on my birthday....
by | Oct 25, 2009 | Stories
I was married at the time of the lottery, with a one year-old son. I had been using the student deferment, but due to my low GPA I was out of school for a semester. There goes my deferment. I was called for physicals two times and got out due to flat feet. I was...
by | Oct 22, 2009 | Stories
Being in AFROTC from 1967 to 1971, the lottery had no effect on me. I don’t even remember the lottery nights that others are mentioning. I graduated in 1971, was commissioned 2nd LT, went to grad school for 2 years, entered active duty in 1973, served in...
by | Oct 18, 2009 | Stories
Of course there was a lot of interest among the male students concerning the December 1969 draft lottery drawing–the Vietnam war, although winding down, was still very much a war, and deferments were no longer available to engineering students. I wasn’t...
by | Oct 12, 2009 | Stories
On the night of the televised lottery, my girlfriend and I had gone to the library to study together. On my return to the fraternity house, I learned that I missed the first 12 draft picks. The brothers had put together a draft pool for the unlucky...
by | Oct 9, 2009 | Stories
About a dozen of us guys in Sullivan dorm (NCSU) sat up to watch the lottery. I was never lucky and this night my number came up much too soon. 39. Disappointment and a big dose of apprehension. I wasn’t particularly focused and at the...
