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1969 Lottery

The 1969 lottery and its effects on the draft deferment system.

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Jan 16, 2026

What were the legal and social effects of the 1969 rule barring re‑call in subsequent years for those not drafted initially?

The 1969 amendment that forbade recalling men in later years if they were not drafted in their first year of eligibility altered both the legal mechanics of conscription and the social distribution of...

Jan 5, 2026

What were the common reasons for draft deferments in 1960s-1970s US?

The most common reasons young American men avoided induction into the Vietnam-era draft were legal deferments for education, family dependency, medical or psychological disqualification, and occupatio...

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