Trying to make sense of the Vietnam War years, college and the draft

Probably there will be linkage.

https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2011/08/remembering-conscription-in-the-united-states/comment-page-1/

There’s a lot of detail, and the understanding of the relevant laws, procedures, etc. is exceptional. The remarks about draft numbers is interesting as is the reference to being called up for a physical even when you had a deferment. I still have questions, but this answered some of them.

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0408draft/

Really long, really detailed discussion of the interaction between the draft, recruitment, the wars in progress, resistance, compensation while in the armed forces, etc.

https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/reviews/6248057/sandy-rutenberg-rough-draft-cold-war-military-manpower-policy-and

I’m gonna buy it — this review grabbed me with the charted wives’ menstrual cycles. Holy shit.