On the surface, Mr. Clinton's ROTC deferment, which lasted 2 1/2 months, enabled him to escape almost certain induction and instead put him into a lottery system where his chances of being called were smaller. Last week the Wall Street Journal published an article on how Clinton avoided the Vietnam draft. The paper reported that she was drafted into service in 1968 and served for two years before being discharged. Graduate school deferments had ended. His draft board told him he could expect to be called in the fall of 1969; giving him extra consideration because he was a Rhodes Scholar. Clinton went back to Oxford. Later he found an ROTC program at the University of Arkansas, promising to enroll. He entered Yale. Near his induction date, he ended his deferment and was placed in the draft lottery; a high number ensured his exclusion.
Last week the Wall Street Journal published an article on how Clinton avoided the Vietnam draft. The paper reported that she was drafted into service in 1968 and served for two years before being discharged. Graduate school deferments had ended. His draft board told him he could expect to be called in the fall of 1969; giving him extra consideration because he was a Rhodes Scholar. Clinton went back to Oxford. Later he found an ROTC program at the University of Arkansas, promising to enroll. He entered Yale. Near his induction date, he ended his deferment and was placed in the draft lottery; a high number ensured his exclusion.