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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I thought they ditched no deferment after the Vietnam war (or whenever they reinstated the draft after the vietnam war--Reagan, right?). Congress kind of got the clue that maybe the extended deferments created problems of equitability.
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College deferment rules were changed in '71.
Carter is the Prez who reinstated draft registration in '80.
Interestingly, about 2/3 of the states now have laws tying eligibility for a driver's license to draft registration.
BR(for board purposes, can we all agree never to refer to Selective Service as "SS" to avoid confusion with Social Security?)C
eta: yes, I'm bored and a google monster today.
