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Well, I was drafted and inducted on Valentine's Day of 1964. Draftees served 2 years active duty and four or six years of inactive reserve. I didn't mind doing it, although I probably could have continued working and made more money.
Actually at that time, the draftees were considered to be more competent than those who joined. They came in generally with some education and/or work experience. It also was a really good thing for those who had never left the "hood." They got trained (sometimes in good paying fields after they got out), had to get along with different types, got the chance to find out the world was bigger than they thought. Lots of them decided to do something different than go back and hang around the old neighborhood.
For me, I used the GI bill to help get through the university afterwards. Also it provided a good break in my routine of life to make myself commit to putting myself through school rather than just working at a job.
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Marv Evans
'69 911E
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