Dick Cheney's 5 draft deferments, 1959-1967

The NYTimes is reporting on Cheney's draft record (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?hp) during the 60s. Of particular interest is this paragraph:

"On Oct. 6, 1965, the Selective Service lifted its ban against drafting married men who had no children. Nine months and two days later, Mr. Cheney's first daughter, Elizabeth, was born. On Jan. 19, 1966, when his wife was about 10 weeks pregnant, Mr. Cheney applied for 3-A status, the "hardship" exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents."