You can find a ton of info on the Vietnamese War draft for the US, except for the reason WHY?

by iadd

The USA had a huge population, even in the 60's. We didn't need to mass draft for WW2, so why did we have to for vietnam? I have a hard time believing there were not enough volunteers.

mykidthinksiamwierd

We did, in fact, have a mass draft for WWII. It was our first in peacetime (1940, before we officially entered the war). 2/3 of the troops in Vietnam were volunteers, so the draft supplemented the regular troops.

Source: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/take-a-closer-look/draft-registration-documents.html