Interesting talk about leaving countries to avoid the draft.
Mrs. CTL’s zaidy fled the Pale of Settlement under cover of night to avoid conscription into the Tsar’s army for 25 years.
Older brother of CTL gained landed immigrant status in Cnada to avoid the draft during Viet Nam war in the 1960s
CTL paid a $5,000 donation to the hospital wing being built by the doctor on Selective Service Board #9 in New Haven, CT to get his 4F and avoid Viet Nam
CTL serves on the New Englan Regional Selective Service Appeals Board and if a US draft is re-instituted he will do his best to keep those who don’t want to go out.
That said, CTL’s father and uncles all volunteered for the US Armed Serviced during WWII and helped liberate what remained of European Jewry.
CTL’s Zaidy was drafted into the US Army during WWI, but was posted in Atlanta, never went overseas.
CTL has made a decision that he can do more economically for EY by being successful in the USA and funding those in EY who are not living economically viable lives, than moving the whole family and retiring in EY.
We have a home in EY and children and grandchildren have lived there while attending Yeshiva and Seminary in EY. We visit each year, but have no burning desire to live there until after Moshiach arrives and the political infighting ends.