deferment
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He avoided the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The federal check now in deferment limbo was supposed to reimburse the state for the federal government’s share of that spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
If necessary, you can also look into deferment and forbearance options.
From Salon • May 3, 2025
Lvova-Belova in her Friday statement said that Yermokhin was only being summoned for record-keeping purposes and rejected claims that the teenager could be conscripted, saying that as a college student, he had a deferment.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
"They granted me a deferment until I graduate. But I must still serve six months in the Reich Labor Service."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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