The Draft and the Vietnam War

How did the Vietnam War draft lottery work? When a young man turned 18 years old,

December 1, 1969 December 1, 1969, was the first draft lottery held since 1942, during World War II This drawing determined the order of induction for men

1969 draft lottery In need of more boots on the ground to fight an increasingly difficult war, Congress instituted a lottery draft in 1969 And suddenly, your birthdate could be

1969 draft lottery numbers On December 1, 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, the United States' existing military draft system--highly decentralized, deeply fragmented, and loosely