12-01-2007, 10:35 PM
I found a little more info on the "old man draft", seems it was used as a type of
"Occupational Census" and not intended as a draft for military service. It was organized to document the men’s skills for possible use later in the war. After registering, the men were sent three-page occupational questionnaires.
“The purpose of this questionnaire was to secure special information on the industrial capacity and training of the registrants. The United States Employment Service furnished a list of 190 special occupations which were regarded at the time as critical.â€