Umm I was drafted, could not afford the college deferrments and did not have the pull to get in the National Guard.
I was in Tech School but it did not count like college.
I remember some of those Draftees.
During WWII most volunteered. Draftees were something of an oddity. During Vietnam it seems most were drafted.
Mud,
Believe it or not, it's actually the reverse. The troops who fought WW II were about two-thirds draftees, primarily because the WW II draft was had fewer exemptions and deferments; pretty much, any man not physically disqualified for service was drafted. The Vietnam situation was different; early on married men were exempt, for example; there were more deferments, AND, because it was not a declared war, anyone classified 1-Y (physically qualified only in time of war) were for all practical purposes, exempt. Depending on a local quota, anyone with a lottery number above 150 typically was not drafted. The resulting army was about one third draftee, two thirds voluntarily enlisted. Of that one-third about 25% actually were deployed to Vietnam. Of course that still put a lot of draftees in infantry billets, but by no means were they the majority (that is reflected in the casualty statistics).
The typical Vietnam soldier was around 22 (not 19, as often claimed), as opposed to age 26 for his WW II counterpart. Contrary to myth, he was mostly White, middle class, and more likely voluntarily enlisted. (Blacks , according to casualty statistics were slightly under-represented compared to their percentage of the overall population at the time, but only by about 1/2 of 1%. Middle class Whites are somewhat over-represented , as they were more likely to be serving in pilot or infantry officer billets which had a higher casualty rate; they were usually a bit older as well,Because off men drafted, or enlisted after their student deferments ran out, he was more likely to have some college education or be a college graduate, than his WW II counterpart. hence the higher overall average age. Just a few facts, to set the record straight.
Let me add that while some draftees had a poor attitude, they were a distinct minority; the majority I saw served as bravely, and with as much dedication and honor, as their volunteer counterparts. I must sadly say that in some commands, draftees WERE treated poorly by some officers and enlisted professionals who regarded them as slackers and half trained, fit only for cannon fodder. THAT, where it occurred, was a shameful failure of leadership which I, as an officer, found disgraceful and disgusting wherever I saw it. It does not become an officer to so treat men under his command, or allow others to do so.
It is hard getting caught up in the middle. It is stupid hostile acts that are more a part of the equation though. The Gandhi approach is the high road Sunni. 
