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Posted by Dave Wright --Previous Message--
on 9/12/2006, 10:24 am, in reply to "1968 draft status"
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As I recall, 2-S was a student deferment. As long as you stayed in school, you retained that status. If you finished school, dropped out or flunked out, you were elegable for the draft, just as anyone else. Draft Boards checked your enrollment status and knew when you were not currently enrolled.
: hi, i have a question....if a man's draft
: status (in 1968) was 2-S, what exactly did
: that mean? i was told that it was some sort
: of student deferrment, but was is possible
: that when the deferrment was over that he
: would have been drafted? i have tried
: calling the army, but they were of no real
: help. i am hoping that one of you brave men
: could answer my questions. please e-mail me:
: eleanorvance@hotmail.com.
: thank you!
: eleanor
:
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