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You are correct about Viet Nam. Also, approximately seventy percent of those that died in Viet Nam were volunteers. Two-thirds of the men serving during WWII were drafted.

Viet Nam veterans were also the best educated force we had in combat also. Seventy-nine percent had a high school diploma or better. I recall those times and how quickly a guy quitting high school or being expelled could expect to receive a draft notice. It took only a couple weeks, sometimes a month for the pre-induction physical notice to arrive. In retrospect I'm now viewing the military draft as having been a large consideration for young men to complete high school, and that element didn't require the government spending of an additional dime for education and student retention.

I am keenly aware both the Democratic and Republican platforms oppose the draft, as do the lesser political parties. It is a stance the political parties and the nation may one day come to regret.