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?
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Never received one. Entered the Marine Corps, and reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on my 17th birthday. So I, so to speak beat the draft.
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Never had a draft notice. I volunteered from my home in Canada. To this day I still carry a green card. I am a Niagara River Wet Back.
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Didn't have to worry about that! I volunteered for the draft in 1962. Didn't want to take the chance of getting a job, starting a family and buying a house and then get drafted in my 20s. Was 19 when I entered the Army. No way my family would have survived with me making only $59 per month. My pay went up to $90 when I made Spec-4, and a couple of months before I was discharged, it went up to $120 in 1964. Still, one of the best choices I have made in my life. Got educated with the GI Bill and have lifetime access to the VAMC healthcare system.
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Dad volunteered me in early 70s …I wasn’t drafted …in my family back then my brothers weren’t allowed to get drafted …especially if we wanted to go to college …and yes that war was ALL POLITICAL
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