Yes to both questions.Almost all men Married or not had to register for conscription and all conscripts were forced to do military training.
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Register; then be notified by mail. The letter then told them when & where to report for induction.
From approximately 1962-1972 over 50,000 Australian Servicemen fought in Vietnam, of which over 19,000 were drafted men. Over 63,000 Australian men were conscripted (drafted) during the war. Nearly 520 Australians were killed in Vietnam, of which over 200 were conscripts. 2,400 were injured.
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Men were conscripted into military sevice. Women were to work in factories.
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The most common request made by US commanders during the Vietnam War, was a constant request to the President for: More men. (40,000 men a month were being drafted by 1968). This was called the "escalation of the war."