[stylin19a]

HS grads in the early 70's had to feel a little safer about the draft, then those of us who WERE drafted in the 60's.
The draft turned into a lottery 12/1/69. The last lottery was 2/72 for 1973 fullfillment. The 1973 fullfillment never happened.

[I still care]

In a way, yes. That was definately horrible, to have control of your own life taken out of your hands. But can you imagine the anxiety of high school kids waiting to have their name drawn in a lottery, that depending on their number they might be shipped thousands of miles away to face possible death?

The weeks before the lottery happened the tension was so palpable that you could cut it like a knife. And the kids that drew in the 30's through the 80's - they were the worst. They didn't know if they would go or stay. They couldn't make plans for their lives. At least the really low numbers knew what to expect, could get on with their lives.

[angkor]

HS grads in the early 70's had to feel a little safer about the draft,

My brother and all his pals were in that last one, they didn't feel "safe" to my recollection.

By the time I signed in 7/75, it was all over.

The only exciting event was that oddball chokepoint alert in 75/76.