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I enlisted at age barely 18 and the recruiter told me not to bother to register for the draft because I was going active duty. After serving for 4 years I got out. About 2 months later I received my draft notice because I had never registered.

It took a while to straighten that mess out.

I can imagine!When you deal with Govt.bureaucracy,you are at an extreme disadvantage.Not counting having to spend time and money[of which I am sure you were short of],It is also a very demeaning process.I at first requestioned my military records,but with the clearance I had,a person could hardly make heads or tails of it!The black marker was used so much,It made me wonder who I really was!!As I said,I kept many records which I had to dig up,basically to prove I was me!Applying for anything is a chore.I had to black out some of my own paperwork,as it included names and ssn numbers,which to Govt.workers,became instantly suspect.Oh,and do not expect the Govt.VA for help.They know less than you do![Supposedly]I bet there are a lot of service members with the same problem.