No, I answer sheepishly, a student deferment kept me in school.

He sought his third student deferment on Oct. 14, 1964.

When Gore graduated in 1969, his student deferment ended and he immediately became eligible for the military draft.

Before his student deferment took effect, however, Hall was drafted.

He later sought and received two additional student deferments.

It was the height of the Vietnam War and my student deferment had run out.

First there were a series of student deferments of one year each.

Then two weeks ago the draft board changed his classification from student deferment to 1A.

Abundant manpower in turn made possible a generous system of student deferments.

I never applied for a student deferment, but I ended up getting one.