Yet another minor error in Obama’s biography:
Obama disclosed that he had once considered serving in the military.
“You know, I actually did,” Obama said. “I had to sign up for Selective Service when I graduated from high school. And I was growing up in Hawaii. And I have friends whose parents were in the military. There are a lot of Army, military bases there.
“And I actually always thought of the military as an ennobling and, you know, honorable option. But keep in mind that I graduated in 1979. The Vietnam War had come to an end. We weren’t engaged in an active military conflict at that point. And so, it’s not an option that I ever decided to pursue.”
There’s no way for anyone to controvert what Obama did or did not consider. But, Selective Service was discontinued between 1975 and 1980, so Obama could not have registered when he graduated in 1979. (Selective Service was reinstated the next year. Having been born in 1961, Obama would have registered the week of July 28, 1980, roughly a year after he graduated.)
UPDATE: Obama registered in September 1980. (That’s within a month of the required date, which I’m sure was no big deal.)
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