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In the United States, there was a draft in 1942. In that year, the U.S. Congress lowered the draft age to 18 years old.
18 years.
College students. (They were draft age).
End of the draft; a new all volunteer military. New adult age was 18 (adult age during the war was age 21).
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you had to be twenty-one to be drafted into the war back in ww1
there is no correct answer for that but guys at age 18 were supposed to go sigh up for the draft.
In the United States, there was a draft in 1942. In that year, the U.S. Congress lowered the draft age to 18 years old.
They were draft age.
18 years.
College students. (They were draft age).
Students were of draft age-apex
I don't really know the exact percentage, but if you think about the name: World War 2, it starts to make sense, not to be mean or anything. The woman and children were not in the war, but draft laws made it so that at a certain age people had to go to war. War was really different than it is now.
End of the draft; a new all volunteer military. New adult age was 18 (adult age during the war was age 21).
People exempted from the draft had disabilities, such as poor eyesight or flat feet, as well as major handicaps like missing arms or paralysis. Mental disabilities were also taken into account, as well as age.
Legislation required all men from 18 to 65 to register with those who were aged 18 to 45 being immediately liable for induction. The service commitments for inductees were set at the length of the war plus six months. As the need for people increased during World War II, draftees were inducted both into the Marine Corps and the Army. see link below