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

My lottery number was so high I let my college deferment expire. I was still !a a few years later when I enlisted.

I received my daft notice while I was on my first Med Cruise with the USN. My mother sent it to me and wanted to know what to do with it, I laughed and sent it back to her to send back stating I was already in the USN. It turns out it was my fault since I joined the Navy in April of 1961, graduated high school in June and went on active duty in July, I never registered with the Selective Service I went on to serve 8 years in the Navy

I never received a draft notice. I went to the Air Force with my brother and three of his classmates. I believe our neighbor was on the draft board. He knew where we were. Our neighbor was Eisenhower's mechanic during WWII and service was important to him.

We did not question the war or military service. Our dad had been in the USAAF and was a photo technician with the atomic bomb group. It was our turn.

Before dad passed, there were six veterans in our immediate family. We represented the Air Force, the Navy and the Army. When dad passed, his flag was passed to my nephew (in his Army uniform) by the Offutt AFB Honor Guard and my nephew presented it to his grandmother.

They want me back! I had already served and was honorably discharged (not my choice). It was about a year later when I received my first draft notice, I was raring to go only to be rejected. I received a second notice a year after that, but was settling into civilian life, so I wasn't quite as enthusiastic. And anyway, the results were the same. I don't know exacty when the regulations changed to allow people with a prosthesis to serve in the army, but it was after my time. Regardless of what the decision was for me, I could have easily completed the PT testing successfully.

I never received a draft notice. I contacted a Marine Recruiter and was informed I had an occupational deferment and I could not enlist unless I signed up for the draft. I was working for U.S. Steel and I did not know I was deferred. I contacted a Army Recruiter and he assisted me in declining the deferment and I enlisted in the U.S. Army.

I was an immigrant from Germany and could not read the thing. After my mother who was an American citizen translated it to me I was a bit angry. I was married the wife just had a child. I held down 2 jobs, made great money and Uncle Sam paid me $57 per month and had to purchase a savings bond each month on top of it. Shortly after AIT I received a request for divorce which I OK'd. Found out my wonderful mother-in-law was the head of the draft board. I spend 2 years in the Nam, had 2 more wives after that and have been with wife #4 for 43 years. Life is great if you have the right attitude

When I announced it during one of my dad's usual routine ; " not while you under my roof arguments. I replied with that I joined wether he liked it or not. From that moment on sent him into a rage and things got very physical. As I was leaving out the front door I heard him yelling to my mother: " get my gun I'll kill the son of a xxxxx"
And that was my last thing I heard ..consequently that was my last day at home.
3 years later and 2 tours of Vietnam I returned un announced. In my class A's to surprise my parents...was immediately greeted by my dog at again the front door kind of started as it ended 3 years before... my dog bit my leg ....wanna hear the rest.

Got my Manila envelope in basic at Ft. Otd. Opened it couldn't resist sharing it with my fellow maggots. We all got a laugh out of it .

Don't know if one was ever sent to as I was classifed as 4 F when i tried to enlist in 1969 due to injury that limited use of trigger finger and no feeling in part of my hand due to cut nerves. in 1971 I started getting tingling in finger indicating nerves starting to regrow and started intesive rehab and finally enlisted in 1972 with a waiver for extreme flat feet but my hand/fingger passed exam. I figured they probably never bothered due to fact that i was 4-F when i made 1st attempt to enlist immediately on graduation from H.S. I would have liked to have received a draft notice that I could file with copy of my enlistment papers.

Nothing I knew it was coming.