Powerful and well placed and wangling had nothing to do with it. I knew plenty of guys that joined the NG to avoid the draft who were neither powerful or well placed. They were just average guys. I never heard of anyone being turned away. Officer positions may have been that way but not the NG grunts.

The VNE draft was a travesty that was totally and categorically inequitable. I hope we never have to live with it again but I believe you would find that most draftees never attempted to join the NG and just waited for the greetings.

No NG units were deployed to VN. I suppose that was due to the ready supply of draftees. No doubt if more had joined the Guard some units would have been deployed out of necessity.