your elegal to be in World War 2 if you are 12
17,955,000 draftees were examined, but 6,420,000 draftees were rejected. Hope this helps.
851,259,120,369
about 2
Approximately half the US Army, or about 2 million soldiers, were drafted into service in WWI.
The Vietnam War was the only US war fought with nearly all draftees verses the using of "reserves." Only token numbers of military reserves were used in the Vietnam War. WW2 and Korea used draftees and reserves.
17,955,000 draftees were examined, but 6,420,000 draftees were rejected. Hope this helps.
851,259,120,369
about 2
it was 18 although most draftees were actually 19
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On February 17, 1864, the Confederacy passed its final conscription act of the US Civil War. The new act expanded the ages of potential draftees.
Approximately half the US Army, or about 2 million soldiers, were drafted into service in WWI.
The Vietnam War was the only US war fought with nearly all draftees verses the using of "reserves." Only token numbers of military reserves were used in the Vietnam War. WW2 and Korea used draftees and reserves.
I am fairly certain that the legal age was 17 years, but some boys did lie about their ages to start at a younger age.
Australia called their draftees, "National Servicemen."
For the same reasons anti-war sentiment was rampant in the US; the military draft. If the war continued on, those protesters might be the next draftees! 19,000 Australian draftees fought in the Vietnam War. The sooner the war ended, the better the chances were of NOT being inducted into the military.
I'd say a good 95% were volunteers or draftees, since at the begining of the war there was only about 184750 active military personal.