[Bob]

I later asked a Marine Corps Sgt. if he had any contact with Marines who had been drafted. He said that indeed he had a couple working for him and they were every bit as good as volunteer Marines.

Please don't get me wrong. I don't doubt that Marine draftees were every bit as good as the volunteers. I just didn't want to be one of them. :=)

A friend who had been drafted into the Army told me that his service number (which is used for everything in the military) distinguished him from a volunteer. I recall him telling me that his number started with the letters "US" (indicating a draftee) and volunteers' numbers started with "RA" (for 'regular Army'). I've never independently confirmed this but I believe it to be the case.

[knarf]

It's true.

RA 11448419
'65 - '67
O5C20 - Radio-Teletype Op.
Signal Corps, Uijongbu, Korea,

[No Surrender No Retreat]

I was a volunteer and still remember my RA #. Yes, your assumption is correct. Bush/Cheney 2004