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Do the U.S. Marines draft?

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During WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, the U.S. Marines conscripted. That said, they were not drafting when I joined in the mid-60s, but they were by the end of the -60s. The Marines stopped drafting, of course, when conscription as a national U.S. read more

The U. S. Marine Corps’ Mystique has even crossed into France where French kids talk about U. S. Marines and Clint Eastwood in the same breath. No. I don’t believe the U. S. Marines will have to draft any time soon. read more

In the Vietnam War there was a waiting list to join the Army/Air Force National Guards, US Coast Guard, US Air Force, and US Navy IN THAT ORDER. Most of those men were trying to avoid the US Marine Corps & US Army IN THAT ORDER. Consequently, the army & marines had to draft men. read more

Total Marine Corps draft from 1966 to 1970 was 42,633. The Marine Corps made four draft calls starting in March 1966, accepting 19,636 draftees in fiscal year 1966. During 1968, the Marine Corps made three draft calls: in April for 4,000 men. May for 1,900 men, and December for 2,500 men. The next call came in December 1968. read more

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