Nixon received an extension for the draft until 1973.
From 1945 to 1973.
The last draft in the U.S. military was during Vietnam. The draft never really "stopped" because it was never really "going". It is simply a military policy that is enacted during times of need.
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.
1973
Nixon kept the draft in effect until the main body of US fighting men were withdrawn from the war in 1973.
I was doing a project on this, and I think it ended after the Vietnam War in 1973, do to the war being heavily protested and rioted against.
Nixon received an extension for the draft until 1973.
The 3 Most Common Examples of the Military Draft in the history of the U.S.A are The Confederacy put in their draft in 1862 The Union instituted their draft in 1862 (mass riots ensued in New York and Boston) In Vietnam the military instituted a draft in early 1969
The military draft, and no end to it (no end to the war & no end to the draft).
The U.S. Military draft system
From 1945 to 1973.
The draft continued un-interrupted, ending only after the Vietnam War ended in 1973.
The last draft in the U.S. military was during Vietnam. The draft never really "stopped" because it was never really "going". It is simply a military policy that is enacted during times of need.
Denis Potvin (D)
I was doing a project on this, and I think it ended after the Vietnam war in 1973, do to the war being heavily protested and rioted against.
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.