I was in that first lottery.
Trump was in his fourth or fifth year of draft eligibility by the time he got that number, so it is the years before that lottery that count for Trump in the “draft” discussion.
The real question is, why did he never serve, draft or no draft, war or no war?
He said he was in college and then got a 1-Y deferrment which means he would have been draftable in an emergency. I too was in the first lottery and that’s when Trump got the 356 making the 1-Y classification moot.
He said he was in college and then got a 1-Y deferrment which means he would have been draftable in an emergency. I too was in the first lottery and that’s when Trump got the 356 making the 1-Y classification moot.
I graduated high school in 1977.
There was nothing popular about being in the military but I went to the recruiters office anyway. Carter was President so that was no motivation. They weren't even trying. I wanted to be a pilot and they told me to go to college instead. No motivation at all.
I took the recruiter's advice and went to college. Subsequently I started at the bottom and worked up to a good job. Some of the people I hired were Vets. They had no real skills, made less and some had real problems.
I didn't want to be them and had no compulsion to join after all of that.
I second guess a lot of decisions that I have made but I am fair to myself and look back and agree with this decision.
(been there done that..couple of yrs)
(been there done that..couple of yrs)