He got a medical deferment due to a mental illness as attested to by his medical doctor. See the Miami Herald article on this.
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), avoided the draft during the Vietnam War by receiving a series of student deferments while he was in college. He later obtained a medical deferment after he was diagnosed with a back condition, which ultimately exempted him from military service. This decision has been a point of contention and criticism, especially given his staunch advocacy for gun rights and military support.
It is someone that wants to avoid the Military service.
It is someone that wants to avoid the Military service.
To avoid military service (to avoid being a soldier, or marine, etc.).
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To avoid military service.
Einstein renounced his citizenship in 1896 to avoid military service.
some would leave the country
Fleeing the US or being unfit for military service.
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No. They say that he avoided military draft by saying that he was gay. Which was seen as a disease back then. I don;t know if this is true, but he did avoid military draft.
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