[ElectionInspector]

With the draw down in Vietnam, fewer military were needed and volunteers were sufficient after 1971 to fill the remaining slots.

...Don’t think so. I had a 4S until graduating in June ‘72 and had a draft notice coming in August ‘72. Enlisted instead for duty choice. But the Draft Boards were still active and selecting.

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[riverdawg]

Yes, you are correct that draft boards were still operating In 1972. Just under 50,000 men were inducted in 1972 and 646 in 1973. These numbers should be compare to almost 300,000 in each of 1968 and 1969 and almost 400,000 in the peak Vietnam-era year of 1966. I should have said “after 1972” instead of “after 1971.”