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End of Vietnam draft

January 27, 1973 - Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces the draft is ended in favor of voluntary enlistment.

Nixon changed the draft to a lottery in '71.

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Men were drafted for military service before the war. Elvis Presley was drafted in 1958, and was a tank crewman with the 1/32 Armor stationed in Europe (Germany). He honorably discharged in 1960. The tank he served on was the same type used in Vietnam, the M-48 Patton tank.

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The military draft was effective before the Vietnam War. Elvis Presley was drafted into the US Army in 1958 and served as an armor crewman aboard an M-48 Patton tank with the 1/32 Armor in Europe (Germany). He honorably discharged from the army in 1960. The M-48 Patton tank was the same type of tanks used in the Vietnam War.

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Men were drafted into the military before Vietnam. Elvis Presley was drafted in 1958 and served as an armor crewman aboard an M-48 Patton tank with the 1/32 Armor in Europe (Germany). He honorably discharged in 1960.

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The draft didn't begin with Vietnam. The draft had been ongoing since the end of WW2; Example: Elvis Presley was drafted in 1958, he served as a M48 Patton tank crewman with the 1/32 Armor in Europe. The US President at the time was Eisenhower. The M48A3 Patton tank was used by US Army & Marine forces in Vietnam.

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There was no draft just for the Vietnam War. The post WWII draft ran continuously from 1948 to 1973 without interruption.

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Selective Service System, from 1954 through 1963 (peacetime) they drafted 1,327,343 men for military service, from 1964 through 1973, they drafted 1,840,650 men.

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It started in WWII and continued up thru Vietnam.

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The draft was on-going from WW2 thru Vietnam; Elvis Presley was drafted in 1958, serving as an M48 Patton tank crewman with the 1/32 Armor in Europe. See film: GI Blues.

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What was there about Vietnam which leads to such widespread disillusion?

The military draft, and no end to it (no end to the war & no end to the draft).


Does America still draft?

The United States discontinued the draft at the end of the Vietnam War.


Political impacts of the Vietnam war?

End of the draft, adults were now 18 instead of 21.


When Was the Last War Draft?

The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).


When did the us stop drafting people during world war 2?

The draft continued un-interrupted, ending only after the Vietnam War ended in 1973.


What was the America public view of the Vietnam war?

The Vietnam War=the military draft!


When was the draft reinstated for the Vietnam war?

It went from WWII to Vietnam.


What year did the draft start and end?

The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969


What was a major problem for the US in 1970s?

The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.


Who is a person that fled the Vietnam War draft?

They were called "Draft Dodgers."


What years was the military draft in effect?

During WWII and Vietnam. Yes, during WWII and the Vietnam War, but to be more general, the military draft is used whenever the U.S. does not have enough voluntary recruits (meaning, when there are not enough volunteers). So, it could be argued that the military draft is used to "force" people into the army to defend their country. It has not been employed since the early 1970's.


When did usa end the draft for Vietnam?

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