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

I was in college just getting ready to finish my final semester for an AA degree. Asked for a one semester deferment denied. All the local DR. Judges and politicians sons were granted. I had no issue with serving but was the last male in my family! Any way off to basic and then to Vietnam. Where I never worked in my MOS even upon returning to the states.

I was in MM A school when I got my notice, my dad let them know. I had known sine about 10 yrs old I was joking the military. I supported the soldiers throughout and without pause.

I laughed, then filled out a request chit and sent it up the chain of command asking my C.O. to reply that I was deployed .

I dodged the draft the hard way, I enlisted in the Army, when I was 17.

I had a low lottery number so I figured it was a matter of time,...but the actual shock of getting it after watching the news every night and watching my Mom break down in tears I think I dropped an F-bomb..at the same time my step dad ,a ww2 vet, my uncle a korean vet who were drinking a beer at the time...my step dad says...."bet you get a hair cut now boy"

Back in 1983 I received a letter from Selective services advising me I could face criminal charges for failing to register. As a Active Duty Marine it was addressed to me with my Rank and Military Units Address! That’s the government!

Never got it, I was already in service. It probably got delivered to my folks house while I was in a nine month tech school.