Ron Paul was being disingenuous when he accused Newt of evading the draft and stated he was drafted which was an out and out lie. Doesn’t matter that he served or not. His nation didn’t ask him to do anything - he was evading the draft by joining the air guard. He’s a fraud.
I don’t know if Paul was drafted or not, but the idea that the Army would make an infantry man out of a Medical Doctor is just plan crazy. And yes Medical Doctors can be forced into service if the Armed Forces need them. I don’t know if it is called a draft or not, and it is not the same as the regular draft for 2 years of service that was used during Vietnam. Since I like Newt I am not going to go into the details of his situation during the Vietnam war. Since I don’t find them very flattering.
who else joined the air guard to avoid Vietnam?