Remember the Military Draft ??

Remember?
I was there. ( but I actually enlisted)

 

I was told by my local draft board that my number was 245. When I went for my physical I found it was 45. I think they were drafting up to 195 at the time.

 

Yeah... I saw that article. The draft ended just before I became eligible, but in those days you had to be proactive - wasn't healthy being 18 and not 4F. Already had my plan, just went ahead and enlisted as I was going to. At least that way you had choices...

 

I remember registering for it but IIRC the draft itself had been stopped a couple years before. I was not very healthy but who knows it seems they were taking most who's number was drawn..

 

I always wondered what my number was, they picked numbers in both '73 and '74 after the draft had officially ended. I did some searching and found thru 1976: http://www.sss.gov/lotter1.htm

 

Now I remember why I enlisted in the USAF.....#56.....blue suits me better than green!

 

####,I ENLISTED in 1976,to AVOID the draft..