Deferment of Thai military draft when out of country

[jaideeguy]

My step son is abroad and is of draft age and we avoided his having to return to LOS by enrolling him as a student. Worked last year, but have recently heard that once he finishes school, he will be eligible for the draft.  supposedly for 5 years. Are there any legal ways for him to avoid that obligation if he finishes school and no longer has that deferment??

PMs welcome...........

[blackcab]

The easiest way to deal with this is to attend the draft and not get selected. As you can imagine, a Thai person, perhaps the mother, needs to discuss matters with the recruiting staff.

 

I have heard it said that the last person in the queue to draw their lot is in the best possible position, because it is quite likely all the red cards/balls will get before this person takes the final lot.

 

Hence the last 2 or 3 places in the queue can be sought after positions by those in the know.

 

The end result is the draftee genuinely appeared and went through the process. No future problems.