When did the draft start for vietnam war?
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When did the first lottery for the draft start for the vietnam war? When did the second lottery for the draft start for the vietnam war?
December 1, 1969
December 1, 1969
Draft lottery (1969)
When did the draft start for vietnam war?
Draft lottery (1969) Conscription in the United States Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War ... Canada and the Vietnam War Draft evasion Selective Service System Lists of protests against the Vietnam War Conscription in Australia Draft-card burning Draft evasion in the Vietnam War
On December 1, 1969 the Selective Service System of the United States 
conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the 
<b>Vietnam War</b> for men born from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950. ... In 
1967, the number of U.S. military personnel in Vietnam <b>was</b> around 500,000. The 
war <b>was</b> costing&nbsp;... Conscription in the United States, commonly known as the <b>draft</b>, has been 
employed by the ... During the American Revolutionary War, the states 
sometimes <b>drafted</b> men for ... Conscription <b>was</b> unpopular from left-wing sectors 
at the <b>start</b>, with many ... Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ralph E. Rigby, the last <b>Vietnam</b> 
<b>War</b>-era <b>drafted</b>&nbsp;... Protests bringing attention to &quot;the <b>draft</b>&quot; <b>began</b> on May 5, 1965. ... The first <b>draft</b> 
lottery since World <b>War</b> II in the United States <b>was</b> held on 1&nbsp;... The <b>Vietnam War</b> had considerable effects on Canada, but Canada and 
Canadians also affected the war. The Canadian government <b>did</b> not officially 
participate in the war. ... At the <b>start</b> of the <b>Vietnam War</b>, Canada <b>was</b> a member of 
the International Control Commission (ICC) overseeing the implementation of the 
Geneva&nbsp;... <b>Draft</b> evasion is any successful attempt to elude a government-imposed 
obligation to serve in ... During World <b>War</b> II, there <b>was</b> no legal way to avoid the 
<b>draft</b>, and failure to obey <b>was</b> treated as insubordination ... less than foolproof: 
about 15,000 National Guardsmen were sent to <b>Vietnam</b> before the <b>war began</b> 
winding down. The Selective Service System (SSS) is an independent agency of the United 
States ... This <b>began</b> a debate over the <b>drafting</b> of all women, which <b>was</b> defeated 
in the ... the <b>Vietnam War</b>, a federal appellate court also concluded that the <b>draft</b> 
<b>was</b>&nbsp;... Protests against the <b>Vietnam War</b> took place in the 1960s and 1970s. The 
protests were part of ... May 22. The Berkeley <b>draft</b> board <b>was</b> visited again, with 
19 men burning their cards. ... In the summer of 1967, Neil Armstrong and various 
other NASA officials <b>began</b> a tour of South America to raise awareness for space 
travel. Conscription in Australia, or mandatory military service also known as national 
service, has a controversial history dating back to the first years of nationhood. 
Australia currently only has provision for conscription during times of <b>war</b>. ... 
Some groups argued that the whole <b>war was</b> immoral, and it <b>was</b> unjust to force 
people to&nbsp;... <b>Draft</b>-card burning <b>was</b> a symbol of protest performed by thousands of young 
men in the US and Australia in the 1960s and early 1970s. The first <b>draft</b>-card 
burners were American men taking part in the opposition to United States 
involvement in the <b>Vietnam War</b>. ... Surrounded by their friends who linked arms 
to protect them, the men <b>began</b>&nbsp;... <b>Draft</b> evasion in the <b>Vietnam War was</b> a common practice in Australia and the 
United States. ... Vietnam, although that too <b>was</b> less than foolproof: about 15,000 
National Guardsmen were sent to Vietnam before the war <b>began</b> winding down.
December 1 , 1969
Draft lottery (1969)