[Reagan Man]

I read that Trump had a high draft number. Good catch.

Trump and Romney have even more in common now. Rich draft dodging punks.

[COBOL2Java]

I read that Trump had a high draft number. Good catch.

Trump and Romney have even more in common now. Rich draft dodging punks.

Hey, I had a high draft number too. It was the draft lottery (I turned 18 the year that started). I would have gone if they called me up, but they didn't, so don't call those of us with high number draft dodgers!

[wtc911]

Getting a 2-s deferment was not considered dodging the draft at the time. Moving to Canada, pretending to be queer, faking medical issues were.

I very distinctly remember the world at that time. I was 1-A for a year but never called, the attitude was if you get called you go, if not you don't. Then the lottery came and I got a high number and the question was moot.

The US was not threatened, had not been attacked and, most importantly, was not fighting to win.

For the time that I was 1-A I was working a big construction job where the crew was a mix of WW2 - Korea vets and guys back from Nam. Not a single one of these guys thought it was a good idea to join to fight a war that we had already decided not to win.

They all knew my status and everyday asked if the notice came. They all hoped it wouldn't.

You don't have to like it or even believe it but that's how it was.

[newzjunkey]

I read that Trump had a high draft number. Good catch.

A fact not disputed in this piece which says, "Eventually Trump got a high draft number."