Quote Originally Posted by gazhekwe View Post
I wonder how many families were affected that way? I know my DH got a hardship exemption when he was drafted for Viet Nam, because we had a baby due any minute. My dad, a WWII Marine vet, decided to re-enlist for Korea over my mom's screaming objections, but they wouldn't take him as he had two young children, one barely a month old. I guess some of the recruiters had hearts and some wanted to fill quotas.
I think my so called high school advisor was getting kickbacks from recruiters. I will admit I was not the best student, but when he advised me to quit school, [[His exact words "Stop wasting our time and the taxpayers money"), and go enlist, I told him to screw himself. I did not graduate with my class in June, but the following January. The best thing, I met my wife of 39 years in the Sept-Jan semester. I wonder how many classmates actually followed his so called advice.