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.
Because university students were exempt from service.
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The first US draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
The Selective Service Act of 1917, made by Woodrow Wilson.
There hasent been a military draft since the Vietnam war but if they ever reinstated the draft firefighters would not be exempt
Full time college students were draft exempt (draft deferred).
Almost every country involved in the war introduced compulsory military service, as such every city was affected. Some cities produced more war materials and would have more people exempt from the draft.
Because university students were exempt from service.
The Amish don't serve in the army because of there belief but they can if they so choose
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No they weren't, 2 of my High School Teachers were called up in 1971..
World War 1 and World War 2.
In the Northern & Southern States many men did not want to join the army or be conscripted. One reason was that in the South, men were exempt from the draft if they owned 20 or more slaves. Many Confederate soldiers did not have 20+ slaves and so many Southerners saw the war as a poor man's war, as wealthy slaveholders were exempt from fighting. In the North, a draft had to be installed in 1863 as the volunteer's for Union army service declined. Riots were the New York City answer to the new draft laws. These laws also made Unionists not want to fight a "rich man's war " because one could avoid the draft by paying the US Treasury $300. OR finding a substitute to fight for the original draftee.
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