My draft lottery number was 017, pulled on March 20, 1974 for birth year 1955. However, they were no longer drafting at that time. By then, everyone knew we had stopped active combat in Viet Nam and I didn't see much point in enlisting to be one of the last people there.The Annoyed Man wrote:Like you, I had a high lottery number (339), did not get drafted, and did not enlist.philip964 wrote:I had a deferment, then a high lottery number. I did not serve.
If the draft was still active, I would have been called with a number like 017. If called, I would have gone.