[sneakypete]

Cheney would have been too old to be drafted for Nam in 1965.

Then why were all the deferements neccessary?

[Nam68]

Cheney was only 24 in 1965.

[frnewsjunkie]

1966:

Abolition of automatic student deferments from the draft.

[wardaddy]

I don't know Pete. I suppose the question is whether he deferred from the draft in general as opposed to the Nam draft that started in 1965?

There was a steady draft all thru the 50s as well was there not?

[Texasforever]

Because the deferments were automatic. I was in exactly the same boat as Cheney, I was born in '40, I was married with 2 kids and working full time and going to school. I did not "apply" for any deferment and I even went to Kansas City for a physical but I was not called up. I sure as hell did not have "connections".