Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's what I did. The Pentagon made a gaff that ended up being a loophole. To avoid someone being 1A for year after year after year, they said that if you aren't called during the current year, you would become 4-something that would only make you eligible in the event of major war. So, I gave up my 2S deferrment on December 31st at about 3:00 PM. The next day, I was 4-something. Cost me $30 to have the lawyer fill out the paperwork. Jeffery At 09:35 AM 5/12/2004, you wrote: >I was 116 - and I pulled every Clintoneque and Bushesque trick I could >to avoid being called - (Yes, I was a Vietnam draft dodger) and ended up >4something - it was a 'don't call us, we'll call you if and when the >Ruskies are over Des Moines.' > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >Jeffery Smith >Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:26 AM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: RE: [Leica] Did a Single Photograph or Two Stop the War In Viet >Nam? > > >Yikes, I was 130 and they didn't. I didn't think they got anywhere near >279. > >At 09:22 AM 5/12/2004, you wrote: > > > > > >I was 279, and they drafted me. > > > >Gene > > > > > > > >|---------+--------------------------------------------------------> > >| | Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>| > >| | Sent by: | > >| | lug-bounces+grduprey=rockwellcollins.com@leic| > >| | a-users.org | > >| | | > >| | | > >| | 05/12/2004 12:26 AM | > >| | Please respond to Leica Users Group | > >| | | > >|---------+--------------------------------------------------------> > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------| > > | > > | > > | To: Leica Users Group > > <lug@leica-users.org> | > > | cc: > > | > > | Subject: RE: [Leica] Did a Single Photograph or Two Stop >the > > War In Viet Nam? | > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > My draft number was 317 and my ROTC papers were there to be signed. > > > >Wake up call ... they rarely rarely took anyone with a number higher > >than 75. 100 was still a little uneasy, but after that, you were pretty > > >much home free. > > > >And you signed the papers? > > > >Daniel > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information