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re: Vietnam Draft Lottery
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:44 pm to redstick13
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:44 pm to redstick13
quote:
YOUR DRAFT NUMBER 94 WAS CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
damn that sucks
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:51 pm to redstick13
Does anyone know what the highest number drafted was? 150? 175? It's below 201 because I entered my brother's birthday and it said he would not have been drafted.
I think the cutoff varied from year to year based on estimated troop needs, but I'm not positive.
I think the cutoff varied from year to year based on estimated troop needs, but I'm not positive.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:52 pm to upgrayedd
Other than talking heads there was never any serious discussion about a draft. Maybe in the initial weeks after 9/11 but that was all initial freak out reaction.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:53 pm to White Roach
quote:
I think the cutoff varied from year to year based on estimated troop needs, but I'm not positive.
Pretty much but I think it did increase the second or third year from the previous year but then it went down every year after that.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:55 pm to redstick13
Yep in 1970
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:56 pm to Homesick Tiger
quote:
quote: Honestly it must have been a terrifying experience waking up each day not knowing if you might be get a piece of mail which may or may not be a death sentence.
There was some solace in knowing that by staying in school you could at least defer it for a while in hopes of the war being ended.
Dick Cheney could probably explain that maneuver as well as anyone. The secret is that while you're in college stringing out your student deferment, get married and have a couple of kids. The next thing you know ... no vietnam!!!
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:56 pm to Captain Lafitte
GIT SUM
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GIT SUM
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GIT SUM
Posted on 9/18/17 at 1:58 pm to 50_Tiger
Yes sir.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:02 pm to Captain Lafitte
my dad is a senator I would have been ok
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:16 pm to redstick13
YOUR DRAFT NUMBER
54
WAS CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 2 days earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
54
WAS CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 2 days earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:17 pm to redstick13
I got drafted. Now I get to go fight for Dick Nixon!
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:33 pm to redstick13
Damn looks like I would have been in the jungle......
Or a new Canadian in 1970
Or a new Canadian in 1970
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:39 pm to redstick13
That was my year. My number was well over 300. Both the day before and the day after were < 100.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:40 pm to redstick13
quote:
43
I would have died!
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:47 pm to rd280z
1969 | Vietnam War Draft Lottery
YOUR DRAFT NUMBER
279
WAS NOT CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would have been called.
YOUR DRAFT NUMBER
279
WAS NOT CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would have been called.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:47 pm to KLSU
Your draft number
295
was not called in 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would have been called.
295
was not called in 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would have been called.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:47 pm to KLSU
my number came up 
that being said, on my 18th birthday, I would of been first in line at the Air Force/Navy/Air National Guard recruiting station
that being said, on my 18th birthday, I would of been first in line at the Air Force/Navy/Air National Guard recruiting station
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:56 pm to JetsetNuggs
quote:
Damn, can we cite religious reasons like Ali?
I'm going with the Trump excuse. MAGA!
Posted on 9/18/17 at 2:57 pm to upgrayedd
quote:
I just watched a few youtube videos of the live tv broadcast of the draft lottery.
I felt sick thinking about having to watch that in real time as a draft eligible guy during the war.
My dad told me his story of that night. He was eligible and before the draft had heard something along the lines of if your number was 200 or lower you would likely be called into service (obviously the lower the number the more likely that would happen). He was watching it and his number came up....80!
He was in school so he was deferred. Ultimately he reported for training, but never had to go to Vietnam.
I can't imagine the anxiety of watching your life being potentially taken out of your control.
Just checked. My number would have been 18
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