Posted on Mar 11, 2016
What were your feelings and thoughts when you first opened your draft notice?
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This question is for our Vietnam era Veterans here on RallyPoint. Share with us what your feelings were when you first received and opened your draft notice.
The Comments Here are Historical and Awesome!
What was your stance on the war? Explain your opinion
Did your parents put ideas into your head about the war that you didn't nessisarly believe in?
The Comments Here are Historical and Awesome!
What was your stance on the war? Explain your opinion
Did your parents put ideas into your head about the war that you didn't nessisarly believe in?
Edited 4 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
Responses: 917
My Dad was a career Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and insisted that I attend a college with mandatory ROTC. So off I went to North Georgia College. I lasted 2 quarters and decided that I could get paid to wear the uniform. I just wasn't ready for college and had no idea what I wanted to do. I enlisted in the Army on 1 Dec 1965 and, like others, was in BCT when I got my draft notice. I laughed and call the draft board in Rome, GA because I knew one of the ladies. She straightened it out for me.
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I was fortunate to be in and out of the Navy before this became an issue, separating Active Duty in September of '62. I've been thankful ever since, that I got fired from my first job after high school. I turned 18 in Boot Camp, and never did register with Selective Service.
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SSgt Warren Henthorn
COL Mikel J. Burroughs - It was 1967 and I was a good time charlie, I went and did my time as my father did.
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Vietnam was the furthest from my mind when I volunteered for the Draft in January 1960. I figured two years of duty would serve me well at first. I entered the Army 3 Feb 1960 and took basic at Fort Knox in the dead of the winter. Almost killed me, but I survived.
I didn't get to Vietnam until Feb 1971.
I didn't get to Vietnam until Feb 1971.
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I was seventeen when I enlisted. It was either go in to the military or wind up in jail.
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SP5 Joel McDargh
I was mostly a horse's ass as I was very confrontational with NCOs and officers I didn't agree with.
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Never received one. But I enlisted in the Army at age 18 (Delayed Entry program), until I finished high school. Graduated and left 2 months later... Once I finished my Active Duty tour and came home I signed up for the Selective Service.
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I had no idea what I was getting into when I joined the USN back in Aug 71... I had a rather childish notion of a Bosun's Mate in Whites on the Fo'c'sle of a destroyer making some fanciwork or something along those lines... But I had no real thoughts on the war in Viet Nam... Heck I was only 18 back then...
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