That being said, Mel's character doesn't appear to fall all that far from the apple tree, imho. (Let's please agree to disagree and leave it at that.)
Well, it wasn’t my post you replied to but there is nothing to disagree about. He could not have dodged the draft because no draft existed when he turned 18. That is not an opinion that is a fact. I don’t really care what your personal opinion of him is.