The Draft

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 01:45:11 -0000, Boz wrote:

> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
>
> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or were
> 'students'.

I avoided the draft by going to school...

-Jeff B. (who was born in 1965)
yeff at erols dot com

Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?

Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or were
'students'.

Nah. I enlisted as soon as I was 18.

--


Don Thompson

Ex ROMAD


"Boz" wrote in message
news:bpjq9c$kpv$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
>
> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or
were
> 'students'.
>
>
>
>

I avoided the draft by enlisting on my 17th birthday. 15 years later the
Draft Board wanted to know why I had never registered. Actually, I could
have argued that I was never subject to Registration; having been in
military service before the statutory age, and having been in Vietnam for 8
months before my 19th birthday. So...... at the age of 34, I was presented
my first draft card, having never registered. I was classed 1-Y
(sufficient prior service)


So, in answer to your question: YES, it is possible to "get away with it".
The hard part is to show a DD-214 as proof.

The up-side is that you can be home in time to watch your neighborhood
buddies sweat the draft.


" years later a Boz" wrote in message
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> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
>
> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or
were
> 'students'.
>
>
>
>

"Don Thompson" wrote in message
news:Nmevb.8802$n56.4065@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> Nah. I enlisted as soon as I was 18.
>
> --
>
>
> Don Thompson
>
> Ex ROMAD
>

I got my draft notice while in VietNam. Went something like Your friends and
neighbors have elected you to serve in the Armed Forces of the United
States. You could have floored me.

Mike

No, I ran away to Laos.
Who's going to look for a draft
dodger in a war zone ?
I burned my draft card there.

"Boz" wrote in message news:bpjq9c$kpv$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
>
> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or were
> 'students'.
>
>
>
>

References: <17oerkyfyx2ow$.dlg@lemming_militia.com>
Posted by: Yeff

>On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 01:45:11 -0000, Boz wrote:
>
>> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
>>
>> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or were
>> 'students'.
>
>I avoided the draft by going to school...
>
>-Jeff B. (who was born in 1965)
>yeff at erols dot com

I avoided the draft by going to Vietnam.

If you had any balls, you'd have been born in the Truman
administration.

Jones

In article <828rrv0s45edrnmb2rf7u791645m67dpu4@4ax.com>, !Jones
wrote:

> References: <17oerkyfyx2ow$.dlg@lemming_militia.com>
> Posted by: Yeff
>
> >On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 01:45:11 -0000, Boz wrote:
> >
> >> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
> >>
> >> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs or
> >> were
> >> 'students'.
> >
> >I avoided the draft by going to school...
> >
> >-Jeff B. (who was born in 1965)
> >yeff at erols dot com
>
> I avoided the draft by going to Vietnam.
>
> If you had any balls, you'd have been born in the Truman
> administration.
>
> Jones

....speaking of balls, remind me to tell you about 21 beehives at Fort
Rucker.

It's a bee story--you'll like it.

"John?] "
wrote in message
news:201120032331509380%jmerk06@Invalid.earthlink. net...
> In article <828rrv0s45edrnmb2rf7u791645m67dpu4@4ax.com>, !Jones
> wrote:
>
> > References: <17oerkyfyx2ow$.dlg@lemming_militia.com>
> > Posted by: Yeff
> >
> > >On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 01:45:11 -0000, Boz wrote:
> > >
> > >> Did everyone of relative age get a 'Draft letter'?
> > >>
> > >> Did some people 'get away' with it because they had 'important' jobs
or
> > >> were
> > >> 'students'.
> > >
> > >I avoided the draft by going to school...
> > >
> > >-Jeff B. (who was born in 1965)
> > >yeff at erols dot com
> >
> > I avoided the draft by going to Vietnam.
> >
> > If you had any balls, you'd have been born in the Truman
> > administration.
> >
> > Jones
>
> ...speaking of balls, remind me to tell you about 21 beehives at Fort
> Rucker.
>
> It's a bee story--you'll like it.

I sense a stingin' coming on.

Men, protect yourselves.

Rita

Don Thompson wrote:
>
> Nah. I enlisted as soon as I was 18.
>
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Al