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Although officially ending during Nixon's administration, Nixon requested and received an extension of the draft. During President Ford's administration there was NO DRAFT.
The president didn't stop the draft; it expired under the Nixon administration. Nixon actually requested an extension for the draft.
What else can I help you with?
Has the us draft ended yet?
Who was president of the US when the military draft ended
What were the affects after the Vietnam war?
The US adult age was lowered from 21 to age 18. The draft was abolished, and an ALL Volunteer military was formed.
When did US President Lincoln end the draft?
The draft laws of the Union, often called conscription acts were begun in 1863 due to shortages in voluntary recruits in the North. On April 13, 1865, President Lincoln ended the draft.
What was the first war in which the draft was used?
The draft started...."The Government instituted the Nations first peacetime draft in September of 1940 and began to prepare troops for combat." got this from the web. -----------Actually, if we are referring to the United States, the first actual Draft was used by the North in the Civil War. It was highly unpopular, as it was very unfairly conducted.
How can the American Bar association change the way the president is selected?
Draft a new US Consitution, and have it ratified by the US Congress.
First president to institute military draft?
Lincoln, US Civil War (1861-1865).
President Carter supported a policy of amnesty for men who left the US to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War?
President Carter did not support the amnesty for men who left the US to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War due to his will to win the war and defeat Vietnam.
Did President Carter supported a policy of amnesty for men who left the US to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War?
President Carter did not support the amnesty for men who left the US to avoid the draft during the Vietnam war due to his will to win the war and defeat Vietnam.
Why was the draft abolished?
When the rich and politically powerful parents began having their son's drafted into the military...it was time to put "their foot down!" And they rallied behind the "anti-war" (read anti-draft) cause. The draft (conscription) expired in the early 70's (on Nixon's watch) and was not re-newed. Although President Reagan did manage to salvage the draft registration portion.
How was the public reaction to the draft similar in both Civil War and the Vietnam War?
The US Civil War (1861-1865) was the US's first military draft; the Vietnam War (1961-1975) was the US's last military draft. Both the Civil War & Vietnam War had draft dodgers and draft riots. Both the Civil War and Vietnam War were un-declared wars; in both wars, the South lost the war; during both wars the US President was assassinated; during both wars a Vice President Johnson took over office.
How Barack Hussein Obama avoid the draft?
By being only 12 years old when it was abolished.
What president was a draft dodger?
Former President Bill Clinton was considered a draft dodger from the Vietnam War.
