Some Americans avoided the draft by leaving the country.
Rich man's war; poor man's fight. Straight from the mouth of a GI!
many young men were drafted.
college students could avoid the draft
The first US draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
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yes
During the war the south used French "P's" (Piasters).
The US first tried to establish a draft for use in the War of 1812, but the Congress denied James Madison's request. Prior to the US Civil War, the various colonies and later States provided the Militias and the Federal government forces in a manner that they deemed appropriate, usually by providing a bounty for their enlistment. Lincoln received the authority for a federal draft, but the number actually drafted into service was quite small, totalling only about two percent of the force. WWI brought on the first large scale conscription effort. The third draft was for WWII and it expired as the Law of the Land in 1947 after a total of 10 million men had been inducted. Draft number four was put into place in 1948 and covered the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and ended in December of 1972. The framework for a future draft is in place, but for now, the US operates with an all volunteer force.
Draft
I belive there were only three wars the draft was used for, the civil War, World War 2, and the Vietnam conflict. There might have also been a draft for WW1
Any important document historically has a rough draft; and sometimes, several. Abolishing the draft during the Vietnam War era is an important part of my family history.
Yes. If by conscripted, you mean drafted. The draft effectively populated the ranks of the US Military during this war. The draft of the period was by lottery drawing, and there were conditions that young men could use to avoid being drafted. You can read more, below.
The first US draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
Officially no.
It used to be 18 years old. But today there is on Draft in the USA, so no registration is required. Vietnam was the last war to use the draft in the USA.
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Yes. They used USSR MiGS.
During the war; farming.
Ever since the First Gulf War (1990), hardly a year goes by where we aren't inundated by rumors of re-instatement of a military draft. In December 2007, the Selective Service System announce that it plans to conduct a comprehensive test of the draft system sometime in 2009. This, coupled President Bush increasing our force size in Iraq, has caused a flurry of newspaper editorials, speculating about the possibility of a draft. The draft for the Iraq mission is not needing to be put in use.
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