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The local draft board is a board that administers and executes the main provisions of the Selective Service Act.Its functions comprise the registration, rejection and selection of men of military age as fixed by legislative enactment.
The Camden 28 were a group of leftist, Catholic, anti-Vietnam War activists who in 1971 planned and executed a raid on a draft board in Camden, New Jersey, United States.The raid resulted in a high-profile criminal trial of the activists that was seen by many as a referendum on the Vietnam War and as an example of jury nullification.
Draft boards were localized and based their decisions on social class: the poorest were the most often conscripted because they were considered the least likely to be the skilled labor needed for the war effort. Poor men were also less likely to convince local boards that they were primary breadwinners who could be deferred to support dependents.
The 6-5 guard was one of the best scorers in the Pac-12 and skyrocketed up draft boards after vast improvement from his sophomore to junior season. The Texas Tech transfer averaged 19.6 points and ...
The 2024 NBA Draft is shaping up to be wildly unpredictable with late movement across draft boards as teams conduct their final in-house workouts and meetings.. UConn center Donovan Clingan has ...
Who will climb to the top of MLB Draft boards? College players accounted for 13 of the first 15 selections in the 2024 draft, including the first eight.
The Military Draft and 1969 Draft Lottery for the Vietnam War. Last modified 2009-03-24. Confirmed 2011-05-26. – contemporary news stories, images of Official Orders (call to physical exam, call to report), lottery results, Draft Board classifications, Vietnam troop levels, induction statistics 1917–73. David Lane (2003).
His local draft board had rejected his application for conscientious objector classification. In a unanimous 8–0 ruling ( Thurgood Marshall recused himself due to his previous involvement in the case as a U.S. Department of Justice official), the United States Supreme Court reversed the conviction that had been upheld by the Fifth Circuit .