You are referring to Trump during Vietnam I believe. Let me state that a man born in June of 46 most likely graduated college in 68 if he went 4 years straight. Trump would have had 1 S deferments while in college. I served in that war and damn near bought the farm, but; I hold no ill will against a man with 1 S and then maybe he got a medical deferment in 68 after college graduation. I believe after 69 or so they changed to a lottery and picked numbers? I can tell you my old man, a colonel, got a call from a doctor he knew from his hometown about Jan 67 as I was on leave seeing my family prior to INF OCS at Benning. In short the MD wanted help for his son who was just drafted. Well my dad got him sent to Germany after basic and advanced, and; he missed the war, Next, one of my uncles in upstate NY called and the old man got his son exempted as they owned an apple orchard in upstate NY near where I was born. With the money Trump had, plus his family, he was no different then many who made calls like the ones to my father at Fort Monroe, VA. That was CONARC back then and Unit Training and Readiness was their plus much more. With the money he had he could have got a reserve or NG assignment in the city or close by. Calling in a favor like folks did with my old man did was easier. That was the norm back then for those with money. I recall my college English Prof in 65. He had an assignment for us to write in favor of or against involvement in RVN. I made the wrong decision and that was a D. At least Trump is raising money for a cause other then himself.
I have read 5 deferments, but the number doesn’t matter. I think some of his statements are disingenuous about “support”, much like other areas he claims to support now while being against a short time ago. The whole thing seems a publicity stunt given his background for the absurd.