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  1. Dec 12, 2019 · As detailed in an investigation by the New York Daily News, he claimed in his book and campaign brochures that while attending Harvard Business School, he "volunteered" to serve in Vietnam. Bloomberg further asserted that he secured "a commitment from an Army unit that would make [him] a second lieutenant" but got rejected because of his flat feet.

  2. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P. , and was its CEO from 1981 to 2001 and again from 2014 to 2023. [1]

  3. Mayor Michael Bloomberg Draft Status: Medical deferment (flat feet). Wartime Activities: After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1966, Bloomberg got a job as an equities trader.

  4. Feb 26, 2020 · By the time Bloomberg reached Harvard’s campus in 1964, it was the peak of the Vietnam War — a time filled with debate and protest. Bloomberg, however, largely stayed away from it all. He was drafted in 1966, but was rejected due to having flat feet.

  5. Feb 19, 2020 · Flat feet kept him out of Vietnam. 10. His first job after grad school, starting in June 1966, was at Salomon Brothers, the Wall Street investment bank, where he counted securities by hand and ...

  6. Jul 20, 2012 · Two years later in 1966, during the height of the Vietnam war, he applied to the Officer Candidate School of the US Armed Forces, but was rejected for having flat feet. Source: encyclopedia.com....

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  8. Aug 19, 2001 · BLOOMBERG AND HIS VIETNAM WAR STORY Probe casts doubt on why he didn't serve By LARRY COHLER-ESSES and BOB PORT DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS With research by Ellen Locker, Scott Browne and Faigi ...