I probably woulda joined the Air Force, Coast Guard or Navy or gone into the Peace Corps or thought about running to Canada. Definitely woulda got the college deferment, then on to professional school.
Hard to say. I wasn't old enough. Bush joined the Air National Guard, didn't he?
Definitely a more honorable way to go.
Yes, Bush joined the ANG, but he missed a lot of drills and was allowed to get away with it. My guess because he came from money.
A draft for the reasons I've discussed before should have no deferements. Everybody goes. Yes, even the spazs, gimps and geeks. The point is get American kids out of their comfort zone, do some public service along with learning about American culture and civic duty.
Although I'm against "free college" like the Democrats always want, I do support programs finding ways to make education cheaper (more online seems best) and giving kids who complete their civic duty time easier access to college.
My suggestion is: 2 year mandatory service, 1 year of college per two years served. Government supported education while
in the service, via online and base testing center. A person can choose to serve four years, have already completed their first two years of college education while serving via night classes/online/CLEP then, upon honorable completion of their contract, leave for college and graduate by age 24.
Such people, IMO, would be better Americans than a lot of the self-serving assholes I see on tv screaming about their "rights" meaning they want to restrict the rights of others.