Deferment

From the Boston Globe: As the Vietnam War raged in the 1960s, Mitt Romney received a deferment from the draft as a Mormon "minister of religion" for the duration of his missionary work in France, which lasted two and a half years. ❋ Unknown (2007)

My plans were thwarted by an unfortunate war and to assure deferment from the military, I found myself a misplaced medical student at Johns ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Howard Dean was granted a deferment from the military after showing up at a recruitment office with an x-ray indicating he had a bad back," the voice-of-God narrator says. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Mr. Dean grew up on Park Avenue in an old aristocratic family, and after getting his medical deferment from the draft, he moved to Aspen to ski. ❋ Unknown (2003)

My teaching at Yale seemingly warranted an indefinite deferment from the Vietnam War draft. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Back in 1968, I was one of the many naive "smart-kid" high school graduates lucky enough to nail a scholarship to college that brought with it a deferment from the draft. ❋ Unknown (1968)

It’s OK to take newly arrived border crossers who will not contest deportation but people who will ask for a hardship deferment is something else. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With subsidized loans, the federal government pays the interest on a loan while the student is in school, during the grace period after graduation or if the loan is in deferment, which is when borrowers are temporarily allowed to stop making payments. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It was either leave the country, get drafted, or find a job with a critical-skills deferment, which is what I did," he says. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I had a kindergarten deferment, which is how I didn't ... ❋ Unknown (2001)

"The deferment is a necessary and prudent step as the investigation continues," Navy Chief of Information Rear Admiral Dennis Moynihan said on Thursday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Delhi: The Left parties on Monday termed the deferment of the nuclear liability bill in the Lok Sabha as a "victory of opposition". ❋ Unknown (2010)

That said, IMHO, the only morale-killer result for NASA would be the cancellation (or indefinate 'deferment') of Constellation in favour of a low-ambition EELV-based ISS utilisation program for about the next decade. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And in refusing notification, Ofer will be given a "deferment" from death. ❋ Nina Sankovitch (2010)

Private loans also lack consumer protections built into federal loans, such as deferment in cases of unemployment or economic hardship, she says. ❋ Sue Shellenbarger (2010)

Certain need-based loans qualify for "deferment," which means the government will cover any interest payments for a set period. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ask about changing your payment due date or repayment options, such as deferment or forbearance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Remember to request "deferment" or "forbearance" from lenders, and obtain information at ❋ Unknown (2010)