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Old 07-21-2015, 07:52 AM
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Yep everybody I knew that went into the reserves during Vietnam was movitived by the draft. Then 1969 or so the Lotery system came along which drafted up to 150 to 200. If your number was below 150 you knew you were going to get drafted. if I remember correctly reserves was topped out and it took some during or luck to get in. Meaning you had someone pulling some strings.
Some people seem to enjoy denigrating the service of Reservists during the Vietnam War, and never mention the 5,760 that died while serving their country.