I had "passed" the physical (in spite of a history of asthma), was graded 1A (choice), and my wife and I were preparing to leave for Canada the day after my college graduation. Then I heard that my hometown was so desperate for teachers that the local draft board had worked a deal with the local school board. A teaching job guaranteed an occupational deferment. I have never regretted choosing high school teaching. Never been ashamed of it either. I'll always wonder what life as a Canadian would have been like.