Two classifications of young men were not drafted to serve in the Army during the Vietnam War. Describe these 2 groups and what prevented them from being drafted.
2006-09-22 04:18:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
4f - unfit for military service because of mental or physical defect
Conscientious objector - willing to serve the US in alternative service (Peace Corps or other) but pacifist religious beliefs prevent serving in war
College exemptions were "deferrments" - you had to serve after you graduated (or if you failed to register) if your number came up and you were called.
2006-09-22 04:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
College students received an exemption, 4-A. Early in the conflict, if you were married, you received an exemtion, which I think ended in 1967. Many guys rushed into marriage before the announced date. Also, in some states, teachers were given exemptions. Overall, there wasn't much fairness about the draft.
2006-09-22 04:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by hbsizzwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some left the country some enrolled in college.
A draft dodger, draft evader or draft resister, is a person who avoids ("dodges") or otherwise violates the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident, by leaving the country, going into hiding, attempting to fraudulently obtain conscientious objector status, or by open resistance (civil disobedience). Although it originated earlier, the term became popular during the Vietnam War to describe citizens of the United States who dodged the mandatory conscription policy, in order to avoid serving in the war, by leaving the country, originally to Sweden, but later in greater numbers to Canada, or (much less often) Mexico. The term may be applied to individuals who avoid military service by other means.
The motivations for draft dodgers and resisters are manifold. Some are individuals who merely wish to avoid the dangers of combat (and may otherwise support the war in question). Others have political or moral objections to warfare in general, or to the circumstances of a particular conflict in which their country is fighting.
2006-09-22 04:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some of us had already joined the service,,,, and there were no exemptions period, most of us even got called back after separation.
Source
4400th CCTG Detachment II (Farm Gate) 1963
2006-09-22 05:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cowards that ran way to Canada and rich who bought their way out.
2006-09-22 04:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask bush he joined the air national guard and get away !
2006-09-22 04:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by Peiper 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋