college/student deferment

noun

: permission to finish school before entering the military

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As a college student, his draft status will be 2-S, a student deferment. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026 Izzy Connor — whose parents have lived halfway across the country from each other for years in order to support her dream — also needed to check on a college deferment from the University of California-Santa Cruz. — Stacy St. Clair, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2021

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“College/student deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/college%2Fstudent%20deferment. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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