Five young people sitting and talking intently, Mark Satin (left), director of the Toronto Anti-Draft Programme,[1] counseling American draft evaders, 1967
Date
1965–1973
Caused by
Conscription in Australia Conscription in the United States
Goals
Avoid military deployment in the Vietnam War
Methods
Immigrating to Canada or Sweden
Attempting deferment
Conscientious objection
Draft-card burning
Enlisting in the United States Coast Guard or the United States National Guard
Resulted in
General
Disruption -- and eventual termination -- of the draft (military conscription).
Lowered military personnel
Specifics
More than half of 27,000,000 available men deferred from the draft
60,000–100,000 men emigrate from the United States
Draft evasion in the Vietnam War was a common practice in the United States and in Australia.[2] Significant draft avoidance was taking place even before the United States became heavily involved in the Vietnam War. The large cohort of Baby Boomers allowed for a steep increase in the number of exemptions and deferments, especially for college and graduate students.[3] More than half of the 27 million men eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War were deferred, exempted or disqualified.[3]
^Burns, John (11 October 1967). "Deaf to the Draft". The Globe and Mail (Toronto), pp. 1, 2.
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