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Can you choose military branch if drafted?
In a draft, you don’t get a choice – you get assignments as the government sees fit. If you’re lucky, they test you first. If you want to build a military career, you would be free to change from draft to volunteer, but I doubt you could change from Army to Air Force easily.
How long was an Army tour of duty in Vietnam?
All US military personnel serving in Vietnam during the Vietnam War were eligible for one R&R during their tour of duty (13 months for marines, 12 months for soldiers, sailors, airmen).
What keeps you from being drafted?
Certain elected officials, exempt so long as they continue to hold office. Veterans, generally exempt from service in peacetime draft. Immigrants and dual nationals in some cases may be exempt from U.S. military service depending upon their place of residence and country of citizenship.
How could you avoid the draft in Vietnam?
Here are 11 ways people beat the draft in the 1970s.
- Be a Conscientious Objector.
- Make up a health condition.
- Have children who need you.
- Be a homosexual.
- Run away to Canada.
- Go to college.
- Have a high lottery number.
- Hold an “essential” civilian job.
How many tours would you serve in Vietnam?
‘ During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army used a personnel rotation policy that at first blush defies military logic. The Army rotated soldiers through Vietnam on one-year tours. Officers also spent a year in country, but only six of those months were in a troop command.
How many days of combat did the average soldier see in Vietnam?
The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year thanks to the mobility of the helicopter. One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty.
How did the military draft affect the Vietnam War?
The military draft brought the war to the American home front. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million.
What happened to draft dodgers after the Vietnam War?
Those who had practiced draft invasion by flying abroad faced forced military service or imprisonment if they went back home. Although draft dodgers were still prosecuted after the end of U.S. direct involvement in Vietnam, in September 1974 President Gerald Ford granted a conditional amnesty that required them to be of service from 6 to 24 months.
How do I find out if I was drafted into Vietnam?
Simply enter your birth month and day to find out if you would have been drafted for wartime service in Vietnam. Check Out USAToday’s Draft Number Calculator. The calculator, of course, does not use your birth year because many of us were born well after the Vietnam War.
How many draftees died in Vietnam in 1969?
If that reluctant veteran is alive today—and more than 13,000 draftees were killed in combat in Vietnam in 1969—he’ll be surprised to know the odds the gods of war had stacked against him.