Has anyone checked Bush's birthdate against the draft lottery?

[tm22721]

In 1969 drawing my number was 343 but regardless I had a college deferment.

BUMP

[Dave S]

I was born in Oct of 1957 and graduated from high school in 1976 and my best friend was born in Nov. 1957 and was a 1975 grad. and neither one of us had to register.

As someone mentioned, Carter reinstated backup draft system following Russian invasion of Afghanistan ('80).

[Dave S]

the Draft was started in around 1966

The draft was continuous from 1940 to 1973.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

It would be interesting to see some proof of that. I think some of the public believes you needed a special pass to get into the TNG.

I have no idea how one would prove that, other than people coming forward. It's not the type of thing most people keep. Heck I don't even know where my DD-214 is after 30 years.

[ajf0]

Same situation, here. Born in July 1958, graduated from HS in 1976, did not have to register.

[11Bush]

I remember watching the lottery and thinking; 'If my number is low, will I join the Navy, the Air Force, or Reserves/NG?'

The number was in the 300's so back to the party!

Didn't matter though, 5 years later and I'm in the infantry.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

You and every man of age during that time. That is why it burns my butt for the left to paint it as cowardice. Context is everything.

5 years later in the infantry? Considering how our troops were treated by the left, that had to take courage. Praise and Thanks coming at you!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

They were drafting before the 1st Draft Lottery in Dec 1969

I enlisted when I was 17 in Sept of 66.

I went in one day before my 18th birthday.

I was a "kiddie cruiser" which meant my enlistment ended

one day before my 21st birthday in Sept 69

Once I got out I still had to register with the Selective Service

In Dec 69, when the 1st birthday was drawn, it was my birthday Sept 14

Well since I had prior service I was IV-A

(Registrant who has completed service)

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I had a friend who got his draft notice while he was in Air Force OCS.

[xkaydet65]

I can attest to going to the top of the line. I graduated on 7 June 1969. When I returned home from the commencement that day my IA classification was sitting in the mailbox. Six weeks later I was called for my pre induction physical and mental exams.Having high blood pressure I was classed IY and was called back for testing on four occaisions. Had I passed i would have been inducted in October. I was also told that once you passed your pre induct you were no longer eligible to seek reserve of NG openings, but you could join the regular services.

As for deferments for grad school, there were some and there was the teaching deferment. NYC is now seeing a mass retirement of male teachers who started there during the Vietnam War to avoid the draft.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Birthyear 1957 was the last year you even had to register for the draft. I know because my youngest brothers were born in '56, '58 and '59,

That's not entirely correct. While there was about a 2-year window where you didn't register, I think birth years '58 and '59 (I know '59, that's my birth year), Carter reinstated draft registration. So I think those from birth years '60 onwards have had to register. My son just did.

[deport]

It would be interesting to see some proof of that. I think some of the public believes you needed a special pass to get into the TNG.

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This was from the DMN to which the link I had is no longer valid.... but here is the quote from another web site using the same DMN story

1) The Dallas Morning News reported Records provided to The News by Tom Hail, a historian for the Texas Air National Guard, show that the unit Mr. Bush signed up for was not filled. In mid-1968, the 147th Fighter Interceptor Group, based in Houston, had 156 openings among its authorized staff of 925 military personnel. Of those, 26 openings were for officer slots, such as that filled by Mr. Bush, and 130 were for enlisted men and women. Also, several former Air Force pilots who served in the unit said that they were recruited from elsewhere to fly for the Texas Guard.

18) Bobby Hodges, the group's operations officer, and others familiar with Guard rules said Mr. Bush made it to the top of the short list of candidates who could pass both the written officer test and a rigorous flight physical to qualify for the three to four annual pilot training "quotas" allotted to the unit.

[Fiddlstix]

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