06-07-2019, 05:55 PM
A 19-year old me would have gone to Vietnam. But that is because at 19, I was already a soldier and going where you ordered to go doing what you are lawfully ordered to do are part of what you volunteer for.
You should note I used the word volunteer". Back in the 60's you could volunteer (and I probably still would have due to economics). But you also could have been drafted. It is hard for the younger crowd to envision what that is like today since we have had an all-volunteer armed forces since 1976. Back then the government could take the choice to serve away from you and send you fight wherever/whenever.
Of course, there were several ways to get out of it. If you were poor, you dodged the draft and moved to Canada. If you were rich, you could get a college deferment (but you still had to be in ROTC at most colleges), you could get a position in the National Guard like Bush Jr., or you could just pay a doctor to say you had a questionable medical condition and get a pass.
Really the only thing people hate about draft dodgers is that they were poor and didn't want to go. If you were rich and didn't want to go, it had no impact on your future whatsoever. Heck, you could even grow up and become President.
You should note I used the word volunteer". Back in the 60's you could volunteer (and I probably still would have due to economics). But you also could have been drafted. It is hard for the younger crowd to envision what that is like today since we have had an all-volunteer armed forces since 1976. Back then the government could take the choice to serve away from you and send you fight wherever/whenever.
Of course, there were several ways to get out of it. If you were poor, you dodged the draft and moved to Canada. If you were rich, you could get a college deferment (but you still had to be in ROTC at most colleges), you could get a position in the National Guard like Bush Jr., or you could just pay a doctor to say you had a questionable medical condition and get a pass.
Really the only thing people hate about draft dodgers is that they were poor and didn't want to go. If you were rich and didn't want to go, it had no impact on your future whatsoever. Heck, you could even grow up and become President.
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