Memoirs of a Citizen in Uniform is an account of an ordinary college student dealing with the draft and the Vietnam War, from his attempts to avoid service in 1968 to his release from active duty as a naval officer after seven months of combat in 1973. It is told from the perspective of his 73-year-old self, aided by his wartime journal. It neither glorifies war nor denigrates the experience of war, but rather chronicles a young man's maturing in a difficult and tumultuous time and under stressful circumstances. Told conversationally and with the author's sense of humor occasionally showing through despite the situation, it is the history of a difficult era from a youth's viewpoint. Originally written as a narrative description for the author's contemporaries who did not serve, it may also be of interest to students of the history of the Vietnam Era as well as young people contemplating military service.