what year did draft numbering begin
Vietnam Draft Lottery Data. Description. The table above the lottery numbers, by birth date, for the US Selective Service lotteries held from 1969 to 1972 (during the Vietnam war). The first two variables define the birth date: M, the month (from 1 for January to 12 for December) and D, the day of the month. The remaining variables give the draft lottery numbers assigned to the birthdays: N69 gives the results of the lottery held on December 1, 1969, for men born from 1944 through 1950.