Set to retire, the last Army draftee 'loves being a soldier'

US FlagHe didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sergeant Major Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he is grateful he found his calling. Mellinger, 58, was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, and the Army believes he is the last draftee to retire, after 39 years. Most did their two years and left. But Mellinger had found home. "I think I'm pretty good at it, but I like it,'' he said. "That's the bottom line. I love being a soldier and I love being around soldiers.''