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I'm so old I remember... " The Draft Card " No way around it you had to register when you turned 18. And in school with buddies in study hall we would calculate when your number would be called for active duty...... the average at that time was 3--8 weeks after graduation.
It was a strong incentive to take a deferred enlistment before graduation to assure you had at least some choice.
When photos were small with a white border with the month/year stamped on the border. I still have alot of photos from the 60s & 70s. I preferred this style over the photos w/o borders.
I'm so old I remember... " The Draft Card " No way around it you had to register when you turned 18. And in school with buddies in study hall we would calculate when your number would be called for active duty...... the average at that time was 3--8 weeks after graduation.
Exactly what year were 18 year olds (............"3-8 weeks after graduation " ) .....being drafted.
I got drafted into the Navy in Oct of 65 and my age was exactly 20 years...2 months old.
I had never heard of 18 year olds getting drafted.
WWII ?
Exactly what year were 18 year olds (............"3-8 weeks after graduation " ) .....being drafted.
I got drafted into the Navy in Oct of 65 and my age was exactly 20 years...2 months old.
I had never heard of 18 year olds getting drafted.
WWII ?
During WW II, young men who turned 18 while they were still in high school were sometimes drafted and couldn't even complete high school. This happened to some of the students my mother went to school with.
Exactly what year were 18 year olds (............"3-8 weeks after graduation " ) .....being drafted.
I got drafted into the Navy in Oct of 65 and my age was exactly 20 years...2 months old.
I had never heard of 18 year olds getting drafted.
WWII ?
I signed up 120 days out from my 18th birthday which fell days after graduation from high school ... and while in basic training Camp Moffet Great Lakes some were around the 3rd-4th week in training I got a notice to report to my recruiter back home for assignment.. US Army..
This was the talk then from Uncle Sam and Washington.. I got in before it started that's why I signed up 120 days out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_lottery_(1969) << once open you need to re-click on link.
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I signed up 120 days out from my 18th birthday which fell days after graduation from high school ... and while in basic training Camp Moffet Great Lakes some were around the 3rd-4th week in training I got a notice to report to my recruiter back home for assignment.. US Army..
This was the talk then from Uncle Sam and Washington.. I got in before it started that's why I signed up 120 days out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_lottery_(1969) << once open you need to re-click on link.
All I asked for was the year
I thought you had a personal experience and could give a year
I signed up 120 days out from my 18th birthday which fell days after graduation from high school ... and while in basic training Camp Moffet Great Lakes some were around the 3rd-4th week in training I got a notice to report to my recruiter back home for assignment.. US Army..
This was the talk then from Uncle Sam and Washington.. I got in before it started that's why I signed up 120 days out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_lottery_(1969) << once open you need to re-click on link.
seems you have no problem giving this "personal information" out
I am so old I remember teeter totters/seesaws. Those things were awesome from my childhood. I remember thinking I was high in the sky on those things when I was elevated. Gotta love liability and lack of personal responsibility, which has caused the demise of these fun things from our childhood. Merry go rounds were awesome too. I remember one from my elementary had a blemish on the metal. Everyone called it the booger bar. LOL!.
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