[Bob Hyneman]

Ooops small mistake, my bad.

Dick Cheney was married in 1964 and his first daughter was born in 1966 NOT even months after he was married.

My sincerest apologies to the Cheney family.

The following timeline remains true:

Jan 1963 Dick Cheney age 22, having attended a year of college and worked as a lineman for a power company returns to school at a community college ("deferment" ONE)

1963 Transfers to Wyoming U. ("deferment" TWO)

1964 Marries his high school sweetheart. ("deferment" THREE)

1965 Begins Grad school. ("deferment" FOUR)
First US Ground troops sent to Vietnam.

1966 First Daughter born ("deferment" FIVE)

1967 Dick Cheney now a 26 year old married father with a graduate degree is too old to be drafted.
Vietnam draft begins in earnest.

[xzins]

When did the Viet draft begin, or were they drafting people into the military continuously, but at a low level, since Korea?

[99tango]

didn't Kerry also get student deferments while he was an undergrad?