HeyJaredCarolyn’s Substack
My personal Substack about fracturing my leg and the slower-than-desired-but-ever-onward recovery
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I Stand Corrected! (opens the original)
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Alas, readers. My brother did the research—he rises early!!! And, oh boy, was my info wrong. The designation began during WWII mobilization.The '“4” comes from “IV”:Class I: Available for immediate military service.Class II: Deferred because of essential civilian occupation or agriculture.Class III: Deferred because of dependents.Class IV: Deferred by law or because they were physically, mentally, or morally unfit. [6, 7,
4F (opens the original)
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As I was researching the Civil War era in Washington, D.C., I came upon bits that were of no use to me and my book but which stopped me cold. Like the story of “4F.” The designation was well known during the Vietnam war, because it meant a man was not eligible to serve in the war. Young men took steps to flunk the physical and be anointed “4F.” One tale—a friend of a friend—was tall enough to be disqualified. At least he was that tall first thing in the morning. He found a suitable board and enl
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