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How were soldiers selected during Vietnam war?
What choices did young men have at that time?

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I think they were drafted to go into the war and many of them didn’t have a choice and didn’t want to fight.
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Men were chosen by the draft. You had to sign up and if your number was picked - you left for Vietnam

The only way to get out of the draft was to have a medical deferment, move to Canada or stay in college.

Donald trump had 5 medical deferments for bad feet

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