[ansel12]

One day I made a pretty serious effort to find out when the last Vietnam War Marine draftee left the service or retired, and can’t find a word on it.

[ErnBatavia]

Vietnam War Marine draftee left the service

I enlisted in 1966 and there were a few (very few) draftees in boot camp....the Drill Instructors made life so miserable on the poor saps that I'll bet their reenlistment rate was Zero.

Morale pretty much sucked during those years among the non-lifers, and of all the guys I ran with during those years exactly ONE reenlisted.

[doorgunner69]

My cousin got nabbed by the Marine draft, served as a cannon cocker. He got out after his two years. I would be amazed if any reenlisted after that short two years.

There were a couple coming in the platoon at MCRD right after ours, and were instantly ID'd and harassed unmercifully. You had to feel for them>

We had volunteered for what we had just gone through and were about to go through, they wanted no part of it.

[MSF BU]

The Marines drafted far fewer: The bulk of conscripts went to the Army.