Not at all Ansell, he CHOSE to get married and pursue a PhD; young men his age were regularly being drafted and EVEN MORE volunteered. Newt had “other priorities” while men his age were serving, nothing prevented him from not seeking a deferment or even (heaven forbid) stepping up and joining. The fact that he did not speaks volumes.
You are ignoring the language, draft dodger has a meaning, it is someone that went to extraordinary or even illegal efforts to avoid the draft, it does not mean simply not being drafted or not enlisting. Gingrich was not a “draft dodger”
A draft dodger, draft evader or draft resister, is a person who avoids (”dodges”) or otherwise violates the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident, by leaving the country, going into hiding, attempting to fraudulently obtain conscientious objector status ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_dodger
A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft)
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/draft_dodger