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President Nixon ended the draft in 1973. If you are referring to the Lottery System, he did not change it, he simply signed into law an act of Congress.

History...

Lottery Selection.

On Nov. 26, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law an amendment to the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, which permitted establishment of a random selection sequence for induction into the armed forces. The first draft lottery since March 17, 1942, was held on Dec. 1, 1969.

The 1967 act was further amended in 1971. Men were required to register with a local board of the system within a 60-day period commencing 30 days before their 18th birthday. Registrants were placed in one of various classes. Qualified registrants were placed in Class 1-A (available for military service), in Class 1-A-O (conscientious objector available for noncombatant military service), or in Class 1-O (conscientious objector available for alternate civilian service) and were selected for induction in an established order of call.

Among changes in the processing of registrants was the phasing out of student deferments. A new classification, 2-D, created a mandatory deferment for divinity students satisfactorily pursuing full-time courses. The lottery selection procedures were continued.

Other changes affected the makeup of local boards, which were required to be proportionately representative of the race and national origin of the registrants in their jurisdiction. The minimum age for board membership was reduced from 30 to 18; no person might serve who had reached age 65 or had served for more than 20 years.

On Jan. 27, 1973, Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird (1922– ) announced that the use of the military draft had ended. An all-volunteer armed forces has taken the place of the draft. In July 1980 the system of registration—but not compulsory military service—was reinstituted for 18-year-old men.

Selective Service System.

The function of the Selective Service System is to be prepared to supply the armed forces with sufficient personnel to ensure the security of the U.S. The system is headed by a director, who is appointed by the president with the advice of the Senate. National headquarters is in Washington, D.C. Prior to the ending of the draft, local boards had the authority to decide all questions of inclusion, deferment, and exemption from Selective Service for the area, but individual cases could be appealed to a state appeal board. In 1976 state and local boards were closed and replaced by six regional offices located throughout the nation.

2007-06-05 16:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1 1

It was when they started what was called actually a lottery. They had a drawing. Each pill picked had a month and a daye. Such as July 23. Each day of the year was in the lottery. Usually the first 180 dates that were picked were then drafted. In 1966 I enlisted in the Marine Corps, that was when I turned 18. I thought if I enlisted I would have a better chance of getting what I wanted. My pill was the 325th drawn. I would have been exempt from the drafte that year.

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