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The movement against the war and the draft, including protests and resistance.
The December 1, 1969 draft lottery replaced the previous “draft the oldest man first” administrative order with a date-of-birth lottery to determine the order of induction for men born 1944–1950, ther...
were the frontline arbiters of who went to and who could delay or avoid service: they evaluated paperwork, issued classifications and deferments (student, medical, family, occupational), and filled mo...
The draft lottery drew litigation and judicial attention, but high-profile efforts to overturn or redo the initial 1969 drawing were rejected by judges; critics instead pursued political and administr...