The “kids” mentioned in this post were also drafted. Big difference.
One of things I always remember from Band of Brothers, was one of the real-life members of Easy Company talking about a young man from his hometown, who committed suicide because the Army wouldn’t take him, as he said at the end, “A different time!”
But didn’t go to Canada like the wimps did they maned up.
Big difference
The Vietnam War military was overwhelmingly volunteers.