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

I received mine in USMC Boot Camp. Needless to say, mail call that night was... interesting.

Never received one. I had a 2S deferment for college. Then the lottery began and I was #257. I headed back to NY, went to my draft board and told the lady I wanted to change to 1A. She tried talking me out of it. I told her I was 257 and they would never get to me. If I waited until I graduated I could end up with #1. No thanks.
I planned on going in on my time and terms. I did have one of my friends who graduated before me get drafted on graduation, 2 months before the draft ended.

I started college and had a 3.2 GPA my first year. Of course that was a cumulative GPA for three quarters. My deferment was pulled and I was 1A. There was no lottery in June of 1966. I was repeatedly told to join the Guard or reserves but I had zero interest in a six year commitment so I just waited for the draft notice. I did reapply for a 1SC but that was denied. My grades were just too awful. The notice for my physical arrived in May of 1967, I took the physical in June and got my notice to report in July. Formal induction was in September. I was in excellent physical condition so basic was pretty fun. I was appointed Platoon Guide and never relinquished the position.
I knew what was coming when i flunked out of college and I wasn't concerned that my odds of going to Viet Nam were about 99%. Of course my MOS was 11B10. I was platoon guide in AIT too and was sent to Hawaii to join the Americal Division. We deployed as a unit in March of 1968. I was wounded in December and sent back to states in February. Discharged in June and leveraged vocational rehab program through my MBA.
The Army was a terrific experience for me and the VA was fabulous.

I wasn't drafted but went in the fall after graduation, 51 years ago Nov 2. don't regret it, I saw more than most of my classmates and was able to use my AF job to enter private ind. after leaving and spent 40 with a power co. I'm a little beat up but made a good living and trying to enjoy retirement

I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. I had just returned from my second tour in Vietnam. A few of my civilian job offers had fallen through and I was tempted to see what happened when they drafted an E-6

my number was seven and I opened my draft notice at Lackland AFB in basic training

I never got drafted as I had already enlisted in the Air Force at age 18. I graduated from High School in June of 1966, enlisted in July and in August went to Basic training at Lackland AFB, TX. During the month of July prior to laving for Lackland AFB and basic I attended a Civil Air Patrol Summer encampment at Otis AFB, MA as a CAP Cadet 1st Lt.

Was one of the last people in New Hampshire to get my notice. Enlisted in army and spent 2 tours in nam

Well since I enlisted in 71 I never received a draft notice. I would have never received a draft notice under the lottery system that was started I was so far down the line.

The draft was ended just prior to my 18th birthday. But I remember the angst of my brother-in-law receiving his. He reported to Induction Center and we did not know if he was coming back or going to BCT. My sister was scared.