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You could become a conscientious objector, and it’s even possible to get out of the military this way (my father did). Unfortunately, the Selective Service doe
by rmcpherson 8y ago
You could become a conscientious objector, and it’s even possible to get out of the military this way (my father did).
Unfortunately, the Selective Service does not recognize conscientious objectors when there is not a draft so it’s hard to get that status now.
- berbec 8y agoThe selective service certainly recognizes conscientious objectors! They mark them for "special attention" [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali#Vietnam_War_and_resistance_to_the_draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali#Vietnam_War_and_r...
- rmcpherson 8y agoThey do, but it's only possible to apply for CO status when drafted. You can not become a CO when registering with selective service. https://www.sss.gov/consobj https://www.sss.gov/consobj I know because I tried.