If the Vietnam War was never a declared war, how did people get drafted? Like congress approves a draft, but not a war?

by Akn4bkn
bettinafairchild

The draft was instituted in 1940 and then not ended until 1973 (it was ended in response to Vietnam war protesters). So congress didn't need to institute a brand new draft. Likewise they didn't need to institute a draft for the Korean War, which also was not declared as a war.