2007-11-26 19:00:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Conscription ended in 1973.
2007-11-26 19:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by DaveNCUSA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
January 27, 1973 - Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces the draft is ended in favor of voluntary enlistment.
2007-11-26 19:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
February 1972: Going to Basic Combat Training at Fort Dix, NJ - The BCT Battalion Commander and Company Commander state that the draftees in our training cycle were the last draftees expected at Fort Dix. We volunteers were the first of the VOLAR or All Volunteer Army
2007-11-27 04:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
January 1, 1976
2007-11-26 19:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
around 1971.
Nixon used the end of the draft as a campaign tool.
2007-11-26 19:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by joe f 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
in 1971 when nixon was prez
2007-11-26 19:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by kp 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
1973!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-11-27 10:58:03 · answer #7 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋