draft deferment
Military conscription postponement
Draft deferment is a postponement of mandatory military service granted to individuals meeting certain criteria.
During periods of conscription, governments allow deferments for students, essential workers, fathers, or those with medical conditions: He received a draft deferment to finish college.
The term is closely associated with the Vietnam War era, when deferments became politically controversial.
- military obligationRequired service in forces
- medical exemptionDocumented release from requirement
- bone spursAbnormal skeletal projections
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
- registrationFormal recording of participation
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Mandatory military enrollment
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