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End of Vietnam draft January 27, 1973 - Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces the draft is ended in favor of voluntary enlistment. Nixon changed the draft to a lottery in '71. + 108 others found this useful.
The Draft was abolished in 1973, but men of draft age still have to register to the Selective Service System so a draft can be readily resumed if needed. During the Vietnam War, about two-third of American troops were volunteered, the rest were selected for military service through the drafts.