Draft card

[Slick]

The lovely bride found a box of old photos that included the pictured documents. For those of us living in the States back then, this was a mandatory piece of ID at the time. These are the official Draft Cards that one might have seen being burned in protest on the evening newscasts. The 1-S class allowed for a student deferment from the draft. Issued at the time of turning 18 years old(I was in high school). The 1-A classification, "upgraded" upon graduation, was a sure ticket for a one year, all expenses paid trip to sunny Southeast Asia. Free room and board included with a monthly stipend. Who could complain?
My lottery number ended up being 153, so I was pretty safe from the conscription as they only got into the 70s by that time. But still, you never knew. I ended up enlisting in the Navy, so it was a moot point.
Jolly, V40, etal, I'm guessing y'all had one of these back in the day.

 

[HAZORD]

I had one. I was 1D deferred because I was in college in Air Force ROTC. Since I was going into the Air Force at college in August, I didn't register for the draft on my 18th birthday at the beginning of Summer. When I did go in to register, you would have thought that I had taken a shot at the President! Boy, were those people jacked up. I had to sign a paper that said that I didn't do it on purpose.

 

[Jolly Green]

My draft number was under 100. Not a good sign but the war (VN) ended my senior year.

 

[US-Subs]

I volunteered to go, just for the ordnance. Then they told me that they weren't taking 12 year olds -

 

[V40]

I was a hair too late for Vietnam buddy. If I'd been born immediately after my brother, I'd of been gone and serve at least 13 months there. Not bragging. But I did have to register once in high school again. For the life of me, I cannot remember that number. They say you will remember three items forever in your mine: Your SSN, Your Number on a draft card, and your DOB.

 

[Taber10]

They say you will remember three items forever....

I'm going with first "kiss", birth of my first (only) child, and FIRST DIVORCE! While I was in AF ROTC, in College, I remember my draft lottery number was something like 237--but I had signed some sort of contract..... One semester the old grades were looking particularly poor, and they weren't ever GREAT, and I went to ask the ROTC Sargeant about what it was going to be like when I flunked out and my contract required me to enlist. He asked what made me think the AF wanted me at all if I was too stupid to stay in college....
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