1960s: The United States military drafts about 1.8 million young men to serve as soldiers during the Vietnam War. A man can qualify for a student deferment from the draft if he is a fulltime student and able to show satisfactory progress toward a degree.
Today: The United States no longer relies on the draft but fills the ranks of its military with volunteers of both genders. However, men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five must still register with the Selective Service System in case of a national military emergency.
1960s: About 80 percent of those fighting in the Vietnam War are from working-class or poor backgrounds......
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