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Draft Rules For Vietnam In Texas
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A lottery drawing – the first since 1942 – was held on December 1, 1969, at Selective Service National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970; that is, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950.
This was the first military draft in the United States since World War II. With capsules filled, they were poured into a tumbler and drawn, one-by-one, until all 366 dates were assigned a number. September 14th, April 24th, December 30th, and so on, until the last date, June 8th, was called.
All men of draft age (born January 1, 1944, to December 31, 1950) who shared a birthday would be called to serve at once. The first 195 birthdays drawn were later called to serve in the order they were drawn; the last of these was September 24.
In the early 1960s, nearly all 18 to 26-year-old male U.S. citizens and most noncitizens living were required to register for the draft.
Myth: Common belief is that most Vietnam veterans were drafted. Fact: 2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 2/3 of the men who served in World War II were drafted. Approximately 70% of those killed in Vietnam were volunteers.
It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men for military service in the US since 1942, and established the priority of call based on the birth dates of registrants born between January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950.
Registrants birthdays for those born between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1950 were drawn.
A Brief History of the Vietnam Draft. In the early 1960s, nearly all 18 to 26-year-old male U.S. citizens and most noncitizens living were required to register for the draft. Following registration, the U.S. Selective Service (SS) classified registrants as available for service, deferred, or ineligible for service.
The lottery would establish the priority of call based on the birth dates of registrants. The first men drafted would be those turning age 20 during the calendar year of the lottery. For example, if a draft were held in 2020, those men born in 2000 would be considered first.
A valid SSN that is within our database is required to register online. You can still register with us by completing our printable registration form, or by visiting your local post office to fill out a Selective Service registration form (SSS Form 1) and mailing it to us.
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Administrative processing number (APN) denotes the highest lottery numbers called for each table year. You registered for the draft at your local draft board usually in your hometown within a few days of your 18th birthday.Under the law, virtually all male US citizens, and male aliens living in the US, who are ages 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. Selective Service Acts, US federal laws that instituted conscription, or compulsory military service. The announcement, 50 years ago Friday, brought immediate relief to American men ages 19 to 25, who were eligible to be drafted during the war. Allvolunteer force (AVF), military force composed solely of volunteers, without resorting to a military draft. In addition, some countries, such as Sudan and Vietnam, authorize conscription of women in law but draft only men in practice. Vietnam War Bibliography: The Draft, and Personnel Issues. Wesley Abney, Random Destiny: How the Vietnam War Draft Lottery Shaped a Generation. The military has not issued a draft since 1973 and is unlikely to do so in the foreseeable future.