He wanted to express his opposition to an amendment proposed by Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia that would guarantee segregated units for those draftees who wished to serve only with members of their own race.
I paid two visits to the Divisional wing within a few days of each other, and on one occasion, on a baking July day, addressed a battalion of draftees who were about to be sent up to the front.
In World War II thousands of draftees were taught to read and write in the Army's literacy program.
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draftee
noun[C]
us/dræfˈti/
apersonwho has beenorderedbylawtobecomeamemberof thearmedforces
The lesson, as enough taxpayers, defendants, welfare recipients, immigrants, asylum-seekers, draftees know, is that citizenship is a malleable status not a unitary identity.
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Thus, while teachers "select" into the intervention (some as early "volunteers," some as later "draftees," some not at all), children do not.
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By most accounts these draftees and volunteers were quite anxious to escape the rotting remains of former battlefronts and to return to the coveted comfort of their familial environs.
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Unlike the student demonstrator who publicly declares his opposition to the war and willingness to take on the authorities, the potentialdrafteefaces much higher costs for his opposition.
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It is not a question of deciding whether somebody is a conscientious objector, whether they are adraftee, or whether they should have political asylum.
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He became a drill sergeant and trainer of draftees, re-enlisting in 1919.
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Doctors and draft board members found themselves being pressured by relatives or family friends to exempt potential draftees.
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The law took effect in 2004 and applied to subsequent draftees and those serving prison terms for draft evasion.
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The last option was for thedrafteeto find a substitute.
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The system of military education was also reformed, and elementary education was made available to all the draftees.
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Mainly draftees, most did not fly or maintain aircraft.
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The call drew support from all across the country: 38.000 draftees appeared at registration centers.
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The song shows the sadness draftees endured during separation from parents, loved ones, close friends, and their homes.
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Draftees may also request alternative service, usually in community service areas, although the required service period would be longer than military service.
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The draftees worked in areas such as soil conservation, forestry, fire fighting, agriculture, social services and mental health.
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