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Added explanation of Hershey's order to draft protesters as why he became a focus of anti-war protests on campuses.

Just speaking as one guy who was drafted out of law school under Hershey's reign, I'd suggest that the article is really incomplete without information as to how college students (who formed a significant percentage of protesters) were probably targeted by draft boards. Meanwhile, anybody who was female, in dental school, in divinity school, in medical school got deferred, and anybody who was gay or using illegal drugs got deferred, so the entire system redounded to the detriment of people who were actually in grad school or law school legitimately attempting to obtain an education and contribute to American society. Also, students in West Point and the Naval Academy (studying to be professional soldiers/sailors) could remain safely there while draftees fought the biggest war of their lifetime. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 21:50, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hershey's career history was incomplete, I thought, without explaining "The Hershey Directive," aimed at drafting protesters immediately, and how it triggered more protests and put Hershey's name on a lot of the protester's signs seen on the evening news. How could this have been overlooked in the article? Was it intentionally omitted? 64.38.189.213 (talk) 19:32, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The source that you cite.

www.JSTOR.org

is not publically accessible without paying a fee for viewing. Please find a free source or cite from a published source. The title of your citation is:

   * Federal Courts. Powers. Justiciable Controversies. Legality of "Hershey Directive" Urging 
   * Draft Boards to Reclassify Participants in Illegal Demonstrations Is Justiciable before                  
   * Enforcement.  
   * National Student Ass'n v. Hershey, 412 F. 2d 1103 (D. C. Cir. 1969)
   *
   * Harvard Law Review, Vol. 83, No. 3 (Jan., 1970), pp. 690-698   (article consists of 9 pages)
   * Published by: The Harvard Law Review Association

Your edit may well be supported by the Harvard Law Review Association citation but since it requires a fee to view, it is unverifiable without reference to a printed or other source.--TGC55 (talk) 23:57, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The case cited in the article, Bucher v. Selective Service System, was not a Supreme Court case. I am researching this matter now and will revise the article. Meanwhile, if anyone has information about the relevant Supreme Court cases, please post that information here. Rochkind (talk) 14:41, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Quotes section

This leaves off one very important quote: “Get off my lawn!” mcornelius (talk) 09:40, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Required by law?

It said he retired at 79 because of the law. But it also said the law said he had to retire at 64. This needs clarification. 80.71.15.106 (talk) 09:27, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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