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Druponyesterday at 5:17 PM3 repliesview on HN

People greatly overestimate the number of Vietnam vets who were drafted.


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dualvariableyesterday at 5:38 PM

It isn't the number that were drafted that matters. It is the number who were enrolled who might have been drafted that matters.

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nsvd2yesterday at 5:20 PM

For maybe people, even one would be too many.

MengerSpongeyesterday at 5:26 PM

For others' sake, I double-checked: 2.59 million served, of which 648,500 were draftees. Right at 25%

Is there a study of soldiers who enlisted but only because their draft number was low? There were substantial benefits to enlisting, because you could choose your branch of service.

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