Mastodawn

> The military defines conscientious objection as “a firm, fixed, and sincere objection to participation in war in any form or the bearing of arms, by reason of religious training and/or belief.” The Department of Defense has codified protections for those who object to serving in the military on spiritual or moral grounds. Once a service member submits their conscientious objector packet, commanding officers must take steps to accommodate their beliefs.
https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/03/29/conscientious-objector-nonprofit-sees-1000-increase-in-calls-since-start-of-iran-conflict-all-of-them-are-scared-of-killing-people-in-a-war-they-dont-believe-in/
#ConscientiousObjection #USAWar #DoDPackets

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bsmall2 1d ago

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> “I haven’t heard from a single caller who said, ‘I’m scared of dying in a war I don’t believe in,’ ” said Prysner. “All of them are scared of killing people in a war they don’t believe in.”
> .. one of the biggest peaks in calls to the center was during the George Floyd protests in 2020. Service members expressed concerned about being deployed domestically.
> “Incidents of mass consciousness and uprising that sweep the nation also bring into it people who are in the military,”...
#MikePrysner #ConscienceAndWar

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> “We’ve had a huge increase in (conscientious objector) calls in the last year, especially when the National Guard started getting sent places domestically... We’ve had calls about the different actions with Venezuela where people feel totally confused about what’s going on and don’t see blowing up speedboats or capturing leaders of countries as part of defense. That only accelerated even more with this current conflict in Iran.” #SteveWoolford ... also received calls from military members asking if they can outright refuse orders...