tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post574697493841331025..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Feeling a DraftCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-55560215245686607742012-07-13T10:54:21.227-04:002012-07-13T10:54:21.227-04:00Good plan G!
Thanks. . .Good plan <b>G</b>!<br /><br />Thanks. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-65170066519054200242012-07-12T23:58:55.585-04:002012-07-12T23:58:55.585-04:00My lottery # was 15...
But I was too fat!!!
(DARN)...My lottery # was 15...<br />But I was too fat!!!<br />(DARN)<br />Great walk down memory lane CraigG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-46765355139205375122012-07-08T18:19:37.993-04:002012-07-08T18:19:37.993-04:00Lime - I'm sure the military is quite similar ...<b>Lime</b> - I'm sure the military is quite similar to sundry high school football coaches I've known, in that they were/are quite confident of their ability to deal with such troublesome-ness as I'd have brought to their table. And I'm equally sure that they've cracked tougher nuts than me in their centuries of existence.<br /><br />Besides, just from your own parental experience, you would know that, if you can get a strong-willed young'un to pull with you, rather than against you, you've got something pretty impressive, indeed. I don't think that men like MacArthur and/or Patton were without their 'troublesome' qualities, either. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-54949100499107940402012-07-08T17:49:04.839-04:002012-07-08T17:49:04.839-04:00what astonishes me is that they'd threaten to ...what astonishes me is that they'd threaten to draft someone they think is rebellious or can't follow directions. uh, either way, it's not great soldier material, no?<br /><br />then again, i am trying to apply logic where clearly, none exists.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-43628615723749736712012-07-07T14:46:18.529-04:002012-07-07T14:46:18.529-04:00And on the other hand, my dad's flat feet were...And on the other hand, my dad's flat feet were no impediment whatsoever to being drafted in 1942. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-90576250197813094812012-07-06T16:16:39.494-04:002012-07-06T16:16:39.494-04:00Yeah, all males had to register. I was classified ...Yeah, all males had to register. I was classified 4A (sufficient military service). I was still in the reserve (inactive), so I could be recalled. Ironically, I discovered if I hadn't enlisted I would still have been classified 4A as a sole surviving son. <br /><br />A friend of mine was classified 4F because he had sweaty feet(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-38586140948695890302012-07-06T14:35:28.229-04:002012-07-06T14:35:28.229-04:00Xavier - I'll admit to timid (at least, in thi...<b>Xavier</b> - I'll admit to timid (at least, in this instance); but I'd have served, if I'd been drafted. . .<br /><br /><b>Bijoux</b> - Well, yes. . . it was a pretty small thing to throw some pretty heavy threats over. . .<br /><br />But, like I said, they got my attention. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-86600186224015590842012-07-06T08:57:37.717-04:002012-07-06T08:57:37.717-04:00Leave it to the federal govt to make a mountain ou...Leave it to the federal govt to make a mountain out of a mole hill, all the while ignoring the big picture of stupidity behind them.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-17279964605458743942012-07-05T21:48:50.830-04:002012-07-05T21:48:50.830-04:00Ahh my friend, I would have never pegged you for a...Ahh my friend, I would have never pegged you for a timid draft skirter .... :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-18087940993575345162012-07-05T15:41:28.459-04:002012-07-05T15:41:28.459-04:00Skip - You still had to register, even tho you'...<b>Skip</b> - You still had to register, even tho you'd been discharged (I assume honorably)? I hadn't realized that you were still eligible to be drafted after active duty. . .<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - I looked it up, and the draft lottery was first in place for men who turned 19 in 1970 (so, five years older than me). Student deferments were eliminated in 1971, except for Divinity students (I was pretty sure that hadn't been one of my options).<br /><br />But yeah, sometimes a lot hangs on simply having been born at the right time. Heck, if I'd been born a year earlier, I'd have been a good deal more nervous than I was. Or, if I'd been born a year later, I'd have been like you, and barely have noticed it. . .<br /><br />The law ending the draft was signed less than a month after my 19th birthday; I'm not certain when it went into effect. . .<br /><br /><b>Flutter</b> - I don't recall saying anything about my pants being clean. . . ;)<br /><br />A good letter of contrition can be incredibly useful; it's a dying art. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-34006812031615486262012-07-05T14:22:37.117-04:002012-07-05T14:22:37.117-04:00The chances of me finding myself yet wearing clean...The chances of me finding myself yet wearing clean pants after reading a threatening letter from a government organization would be very slim. :) Glad your contrition won you some favor.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-32476356173531768362012-07-05T12:22:42.503-04:002012-07-05T12:22:42.503-04:00Being almost exactly one year younger than you, I ...Being almost exactly one year younger than you, I was not in the same boat, but I was in the one following close behind. And I had no intention of going to college, so no deferral in that regard for me. I had my card, but by the time I was eligible, all of it was over and done. I was not drafted, nor did I ever reach the point where I felt like I might be. I've been blessed in many things, but being born a year or two too late would rank high up there on my personal list.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-53346876072289693752012-07-05T10:13:53.576-04:002012-07-05T10:13:53.576-04:00I remember the grief I got from the Selective Serv...I remember the grief I got from the Selective Service Board when I showed up just after my 21st birthday to register. I was actually accused of being some kind of scofflaw ...until I produced the paperwork the Navy gave me when I was 'separated' from active duty.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com