Some sources I've found somewhat credible in the past...
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/07/the_hypocritica.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/ted-nugent< Scroll down to the category "military".
Now you are quibbling about the accuracy of the sources you are using. Either a source is credible or it's not. Ted admits that he got a student deferment, and he has said he regrets having done so. He said he just didn't realize the necessity of military service when he was younger, and that is one of his motivations for being so pro-military now and why he supports our troops by going and entertaining them now.
Has Ted made mistakes in his past? Absolutely. Have I? Absolutely, and, speaking only for myself, the errors in judgment I made in my past have been the impetus for the changes I have made in my own life (hopefully ones for the better), and I am willing to give a man who stands with our men and women today the benefit of the doubt re his past errors because I feel he has made positive changes in his life also.
One last thing, THANK YOU for your service to our country. From your home page, I gather you are a Vietnam Vet. If so, know that there are some of us who have always believed in our VietVets and that they were used and abused by the country they served so gallantly.
Also - I never vouch for anything or anyone unless I can personally do so from my own knowledge.. Hardly quibbling - just being honest.
Of course - given that I've heard the scuttlebutt about Nugent for years, I'd be more prone to believe the worse about him than most... Interesting too, that with all the "talk" there doesn't seem to be a very prominent or public attempt by Nugent to kill the story.
By whatever means Nugent secured his "deferment", it appears by all the information available that is was secured by lies or a scam or possibly both...
Lots of folks pulled the same deal... I can deal with that, and still respect much of what Nugent has done since then..
However - even if ONLY the misbegotten student deferment was used to continue "rocking and rolling" while someone else bore his responsibility - it gives me the cold creeps to see or hear the fellow mouth and dress the role of macho man....
Could perhaps one of my beloved Marine brothers still be alive to share old age with me - if Nugent had stood up and fulfilled his own responsibilities in an honorable fashion?
In my mind, Nugent is one of the most reprehensible "chicken hawks" out there.... He should simple shut the hell up about his bravado.. The only warm blooded creatures Nugent has shot at or killed were four legged - and couldn't shoot back. They were unarmed.