# Basic training and incurable screwups

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-training-and-incurable-screwups/706027>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-training-and-incurable-screwups/706027 "2014-12-01T13:19:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-training-and-incurable-screwups/706027/41 "2014-12-08T02:18:14Z")

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> [@Lumpy](#):
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> What did they do in WW2, when they needed every warm body who could possibly serve in combat?

Not exactly. The Selective Service was just that - selective. They tossed a lot of folks for 4-F. As many as 30% of draftees were rejected under that category. They didn’t want people in the military who would be more trouble to keep alive than be useful.

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