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pangaia

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30. I was teaching at a university music school.

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 08:58 PM

Nov 2013

My student deferment ran out in the fall of 1967 after grad school.

As I remember it, my lottery number was something like 320 or higher. I would turn 26 in early November 1969 and they were drafting 19 year olds and 26 year olds in 1969, and the numbers were getting higher and higher. If I could make it to Jan 1, 1970 I would be safe... not sure I have that all exactly right, but that's close.

So just in case, I set up auditions with three of the DC service bands.
Army Band, Marine Band and Navy Band. I passed the audition in one of them and for the life of me I can't remember which one it was. Maybe I even got into two of them. Anyway, I made it to Jan 1 and told them I changed my mind.
Hope your experience wasn't too bad.

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