What were your feelings and thoughts when you first opened your draft notice?

I do not need to be told to fight for my country or protect innocence anywhere in the world for that matter. i just need the training and authorization.

Straight those guy in that war are fuqn hero’s. I was in the invasion of Iraq

I couldn't believe it because I had a student deferment. I thought it was for four years but when I called the lady at the draft board, she told me that it was a two year deferment. Thought my heart murmur would get me out of the draft but it didn't. :-)

1972 - 25

Everyone around me busted out laughing …..to late, despite my fathers attempts to prevent this up to and including (his exact words) "get my gun ,I'll kill the son of a bxxxx ", right after the physical altercation . guess 31 years navy USS Nevada /Pearl Harbor. Me going into the Army , didn't set well with him . and that was the day I left home received my notice in Basic ha ha beat ya to the punch (not my dad) . standing next to my wall locker in barracks when
I opened it and announced it later they came out with that number thing mine was high ...weighed the options get drafted 2 years most likley get killed , just out of HS some college knew enough to know that I didn't know a damned thing about life or how to make a living , ..so join learn a trade give 3 years go to vietnam ....most likley get killed some options for a 19 year old huh ? too poor to go to college JOINED .

Never received one, but the lottery was still effect and my number if they drafted during the early 70's was (4) so no doubt I would have been drafted and I enlisted in the USN. Did 24 years which was the best decision I ever made.

Enlisted on DEP on 28 October 68. Drafted Nov 15, 68. Panic-called recruiter--he calmed me down.
Stance on war?--Kill a commie for mommie.
Parental advice--My Dad was pragmatic, and a WWII combat Vet. He said if you're not making war, well then, … Grand advice by the way.

LOL, this one is funny, to me, because I had joined the USMC, before receiving my Draft Notice, never did register to this day, but Honorably Served my 22 Years! Hmmmm, at least I didn't go to Canada, like so many, then get Amnesty, for doing so!

I’d only been married for 3 months so my first thought was how my wife would feel about it.
I was ready to go as my dad and brother had served.

my mom told me i got my draft notice, i had a good laugh i was already in viet nam. I was a hawk, then i became disillusioned. young guys, 19 to 22 yrs old were dying, for what? in hawaii, people were so darn patriotic. my parents never talked to me bout the war, except just before i left.