Ghost of Igloi wrote:
History Anne wrote:
Student deferments ended in 1971.
B.S. I was required to carry my draft card with the 2-S on my person for the years noted. DOD announced troop reductions by the fall of 1972, draft was stopped the following year.
“In 1971, the Military Selective Service Act (Selective Service Act of 1948) was further amended to make registration compulsory; all men had to register within a period 30 days before and 29 days after their 18th birthday. Registrants were classified 1-A (eligible for military service), 1-AO (Conscientious Objector available for non-combatant military service), and 1-O (Conscientious Objector available for alternate community service). Student deferments were ended, except for divinity students, who received a 2-D Selective Service classification. ”