by paying for a replacement
Northern men could avoid being drafted into military service through various means, such as paying a commutation fee, which allowed them to hire a substitute to serve in their place. Additionally, some could claim exemptions based on occupations deemed essential, such as certain skilled trades or roles in agriculture. Others might relocate to avoid the draft altogether or obtain deferments through other legal loopholes.
Rich men NOT getting drafted. If Rich men do get drafted; they get the BEST jobs. If Rich men do get drafted; they avoid FRONTLINE duty. Those are the ONLY cons of military conscription; otherwise, every man serves his country...but equally (unless they're physically or mentally unfit).
A man could avoid being drafted into the Union Army by paying a commutation fee, which allowed individuals to buy their way out of service for a sum of money. Alternatively, he could seek a substitute, hiring another person to take his place in the military. These methods were often utilized by wealthier individuals who could afford to avoid conscription.
To avoid being drafted.
Go to Canada or Mexico, or burn draft cards.
Northern men could avoid being drafted into military service through various means, such as paying a commutation fee, which allowed them to hire a substitute to serve in their place. Additionally, some could claim exemptions based on occupations deemed essential, such as certain skilled trades or roles in agriculture. Others might relocate to avoid the draft altogether or obtain deferments through other legal loopholes.
some would leave the country
Rich men NOT getting drafted. If Rich men do get drafted; they get the BEST jobs. If Rich men do get drafted; they avoid FRONTLINE duty. Those are the ONLY cons of military conscription; otherwise, every man serves his country...but equally (unless they're physically or mentally unfit).
At the ge of 17, while living and studying in Switzerland, he renounced his German citizenship.
Most likely not, as he died in 1955 and US military units would not be sent there for another decade. Even if he had psychic powers and HAD been drafted, by the time US military units were in Vietnam, Dean would have been out of the army for quite a few years.
To avoid being drafted.
They were drafted.
Yes. If by conscripted, you mean drafted. The draft effectively populated the ranks of the US Military during this war. The draft of the period was by lottery drawing, and there were conditions that young men could use to avoid being drafted. You can read more, below.
By joining the military after high school. Or, if you're an American citizen, you arrange to be born in 1954 or later. People born in those years are able to avoid the draft simply due to the fact that it doesn't exist for people of that age. Or you can arrange to be female, as only males have ever drafted by the US military.
Twenty.
Go to Canada or Mexico, or burn draft cards.
to avoid being drafted into the U.S army when they entered World War I