I received eight student deferments for my four years of undergrad and 4-1/2 years of grad school (1958-67). I was from "Nordeast" Mpls. and of the 4 draft boards in Mpls. , I think only 25% of us guys from there went to college so that board had a lot of cannon fodder to choose from (Edison High School did produce at least 2 PhDs and a …
I received eight student deferments for my four years of undergrad and 4-1/2 years of grad school (1958-67). I was from "Nordeast" Mpls. and of the 4 draft boards in Mpls. , I think only 25% of us guys from there went to college so that board had a lot of cannon fodder to choose from (Edison High School did produce at least 2 PhDs and a slug of BAs). I had a 3.20 GPA at UMN and did well at Princeton (goofy grad grading system, ranked research more). When I got my PhD, I informed my draft board of my first job, lab research in industry 9number 157 on the lottery) but the draft board said they didn't need to hear from me anymore.
I received eight student deferments for my four years of undergrad and 4-1/2 years of grad school (1958-67). I was from "Nordeast" Mpls. and of the 4 draft boards in Mpls. , I think only 25% of us guys from there went to college so that board had a lot of cannon fodder to choose from (Edison High School did produce at least 2 PhDs and a slug of BAs). I had a 3.20 GPA at UMN and did well at Princeton (goofy grad grading system, ranked research more). When I got my PhD, I informed my draft board of my first job, lab research in industry 9number 157 on the lottery) but the draft board said they didn't need to hear from me anymore.