Strictly off the cuff.
In Illinois we had (still have) a "Solider and Sailors Protection Act " that
protects active duty service persons from civil process. It is somewhat
toothless in that all it provided was a stay of proceedings and eventually the
person would have face civil court but at least they could buy some time.
As far as the draft, we were usually subject to being called at age 19 so
mortgages were unlikely it it was also unlikely that a person would have
significant debt that early in life.
I think that, yeah, once you were conscripted you were pretty much screwed.
As much as I would personally oppose reinstatement of involuntary conscription,
I think it is safe to say American foreign policy would be very different if we
had a draft.
Kg
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> On Nov 22, 2015, at 3:05 PM, Mark Hooper <mhooper@indiefilmnet.com> wrote:
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> Sorry to ask a totally off-topic question: but some of the list members might
> know the answer.
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> In the days of the military draft, what happened to the individual's finances
> if they were suddenly called up? i.e. If you were making your mortgage
> payments working at a regular job with a decent salary and then you were
> drafted, with (presumably) a lower pay as a Private, did you just lose your
> home and tough luck to you, or was there some sort of protection?
>
> Not trying to have a political discussion; just following up on an
> interesting dinner table discussion. All my close UK and North American
> family did their military service at 18 or after university, none were called
> up unexpectedly, so nobody could venture an answer.
>
> Mark Hooper
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