Why did people avoid the draft during the Vietnam War?

The draft was viewed as unequal because the working class man’s only choice was to go to war, while the wealthy men would go to college or enlist in the National Guard. By the end of the 1960’s the nation was fed up with the war, and they were angry with how the war itself was being carried out.

How do you get out of conscription?

By circumventing the law

1. Obtaining conscientious objector status by professing insincere religious or ethical beliefs.
2. Obtaining a student deferment, if the student wishes to attend or remain in school largely to avoid the draft.

How would you avoid the Vietnam draft?

Here are 11 ways people beat the draft in the 1970s.

1. Be a Conscientious Objector.
2. Make up a health condition.
3. Have children who need you.
4. Be a homosexual.
5. Run away to Canada.
6. Go to college.
7. Have a high lottery number.
8. Hold an “essential” civilian job.

Why do we need conscription?

Conscription provides an important reminder of what it means to be a citizen in a liberal democracy. The return of conscription would revitalize the weakening civil-military link and remind people of their civil obligations. National service is an important way to instill common values and build character.

How did conscientious objectors protest conscription in Vietnam?

Groups such as the Campaign for Peace in Vietnam campaigned vigorously against conscription, and thousands joined protest marches in Adelaide. Many young men refused to register and were supported by citizens opposed to conscription. Two conscientious objectors arrested for refusing to register were John Zarb…

How many men were exempted from the Vietnam War draft?

According to peace studies scholar David Cortright, more than half of the 27 million men eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War were deferred, exempted, or disqualified. The number of draft resisters in the United States was significant.

How did the military draft affect the Vietnam War?

The military draft brought the war to the American home front. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million.

What happened to conscription after WW2?

For a short period after the Allied victory in 1945, conscription became a non-issue. The development of a ‘cold war’ between the Western powers and the countries of the Soviet bloc led the conservative Menzies coalition government to introduce yet another conscription scheme with universal national service for 18 year old men.