NPR: There's growing disquiet in the #military. The Iran war made it worse

By Kat Lonsdorf, Tom Bowman
April 10, 20265:00 AM ET

"Bill Galvin has spent much of the past month answering the phone.

" 'It's been very, very busy,' he says. Galvin is the counseling director at the Center on Conscience and War, which helps run the 24-hour #GIRights Hotline, set up to inform service members of their options for military discharge.

"Most callers are asking how to apply to become a #ConscientiousObjector — a difficult, invasive and rarely used process. But they're also airing their concerns and frustrations, often anonymously, as the hotline allows them a space to do so without repercussions.

"Military members are citing myriad reasons for wanting to leave, but the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has been a powerful motivator. In March alone, Galvin's center took on more than 80 new clients — almost twice as many as it takes on in an average year. The busiest single day saw 12 new clients join, with one person saying four other members of their platoon were also interested."

Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5771612/military-iran-war-trump-conscientious-objector

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🔴BREAKING: Trump issues SHOCKING EDICT to #military - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k3rgfLAkrPA&pp=ygUEYmJjIA%3D%3D

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ACTIVE MILITARY: #DisobeyTrumpOrders abt #DomesticEnemies which includes members of your family, your friends, your neighbours , the hottie in your class you had a thing for when you were a teen ager... EVERYBODY

Act NOW against this!!!
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It is official. I'm closing down the OKPeace.org server at the end of this month of paid hosting.

I do plan to post, hopefully more than in the past, here as well as at @jmb.

Also, since it has been awhile since I've done an #Intro post, here are a few things about me and what I'm up to these days:

Work:
* Part-time #Attorney in the area of #GIRights / #MilitaryLaw
* Part-time #Editor of #HumanisticJudaism magazine
* Part-time online student at #Tohono_Oodham_CommunityCollege
* Co-lay leader of the @spinozahavurah (a humanistic Jewish online community)

Interests:
* #Peace and #SocialJustice Activism
* Riding my #Ebicycle
* Art - drawing, watercolors, photography
* #LGBTQ equality and culture (FYI, I'm on the borders of the community falling somewhere in the #DemiGuy range of things)
* Learning languages - I have some limited knowledge of #Spanish #French #BiblicalHebrew and #Esperanto
* #HamRadio (KG5JST) and #DX Radio listening more generally, including #SWL
* #Oklahoma #History especially about our state's significant history of #Socialism in the 1910's
* #Neurodiversity - Most days I'm happy that I am on the #Autism spectrum.

A few more things:
1. I post often about #politics and #activism, but do not do CW's for these posts unless they deal with especially troubling subjects.
2. I try hard to do alt-text for pictures, but if I forget please don't hesitate to nudge me.
3. I post a lot about topics related to my locale in #OklahomaCity , #Oklahoma
4. I've been posting on the fediverse since 2022. Most of my old posts are archived off-line but I may try to put them online somewhere (in static form) down the road, probably on my blog at www.jmb.mx.

#OKC

https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2023/online-cle-military-racism-reality-and-remedies/

I'm one of the panelists for this online #CLE (continuing legal education) seminar on the topic of "Military Racism: Reality and Remedies" live on Sept. 27th at 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern (or later in recorded/on-demand format).

The cost is $50 for attorneys seeking CLE credit, free (but donations) accepted from all others. (see link for details)

All are welcome!

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Important reminder --- members of the #USMilitary with questions about exercising their civil rights, seeking a discharge, or facing mistreatment by their command are always encouraged to call this free non-profit/non-governmental network of trained #GIRights counselors.

They can be reached at: 1-877-447-4487 or online at www.girights.org

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