Are there multiple ways to be a conscientious objector?

Question

Is a conscientious objector someone who refuses to enter into military service upon being drafted/ or is it someone who is already in the army and then refuses to keep serving?

I would think that both would qualify as being conscientious objects.

Second Question:

If there was a draft, are there any penalties for being an objector? and how does one actually go about proving they are an objector?


Thanks!

Answer 1

Objectors don't refuse to serve in the military, since during a draft you are in violation of the law if you do not serve when you are asked to.

Already being in the military, you may or may not be able to consider yourself a C.O. once already in, depending on the circumstances and depending on the regulations of the DoD. Once in, however, by refusing to serve you are in violation of the UCMJ and are considered a deserter. You signed the paperwork and the law is clear.

Objectors can, however, refuse to perform any activities related to taking another human life while serving in the army. There are plenty of non-combat roles that can be served by C.O.'s. Many religious people consider it a sin against their God to take another life (and if you are a true Christian, you should be in this category as well, unless Jesus is standing at the front of your Army carrying his Sword).

Taking the life of a fellow human being is definitely un-Christian, as you are not only judging someone else, but killing them as well. Be that as it may, you don't have to be religious to be a CO, you can just be against war for moral reasons and be done with it.

I see nothing wrong with being a CO, but there are times when the survival of your nation is truly at stake and fight you must, lest you die. If your nation is worth saving (and ours most certainly is), you should fight for it's survival as well. Fighting for our easy access to oil? Well...I might find it easier to forgive a CO for not taking up arms in that case as I would the CO in WWII, who deserted his fellow man in the free world's greatest time of need.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A conscientious objecter is one whose religion does not permit the taking of a human life for any reason. It must be a REAL religion, not some whacked out goofy cult thing. For instance, the Amish and the Quakers.....

An objector who was drafted would still serve but not in combat positions.

In this time of a volunteer military, it is assumed if YOU join up, then you have no objections. You can't just all of a sudden say you are one. Objectors don't volunteer to go to war or put themselves in a position where they might be sent into combat.

If you are in the military and refuse to serve, that is a totally different matter. You can be stripped of rank, courtmartialed, dishonorably discharged and/or sent to prison.

Answer 4

My husband was a conscientious objector during the Viet Nam War. At that time, there were two options. You could refuse to enter the military. You then had the very high burden of proof to show that you met the military's definition of conscientious objector. If you met the proof, you could do alternative service, for example, working in a hospital for two years.
The other option was to say that you would serve in the army, but not bear arms. To qualify for this, there was a somewhat lower burden of proof. This is what my husband did. He met the burden of proof, and served out his two years as a medic.

Answer 5

If there is a draft you can be a consioutous objecter, during wartime they will just assign you to a non combat job that is more demanding work wise and time wise. You have to probally work from 4 in the morning and dont get off till after 8 at night. You dont get weekends off either. They probally have you doing construction like picking up bricks all day and climbing ladders and doing roofing and such or road construction work.

Answer 6

Many CO's served , and served honorably.
Many became Medics and performed an extremely valuable service. They can be proud of their service and so should we.

They chose not to bear arms, but still served.

Those who claim to be c/o's and don't want to serve, why don't they just admit they don't want to serve instead of hiding behind some silly excuse. I'd have morerespect forthem if they just came out and admitted they don't want any part of the military.

Answer 7

there was a guy that is in my husbands unit recently that got orders to Iraq and said he refused to go. they classified him as a CO....he was court marshalled, got a dishonorable discharge and had to pay back his enlistment bonus.

Answer 8

Get into college and you can;t be drafted

Answer 9

I think it depends

Answer 10

The standard is pretty much what it has been all along: just be a coward.