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March 15, 2004

conscientious objector

G.I. seeks conscientious objector status

(phil, if you're reading, correct me if i'm wrong on this stuff...)

this is interesting. when i was at guilford (which is a quaker school) i learned a little bit about what quaker men do to prepare for the event of a draft. since quakers practice nonviolence, they are conscientious objectors in the event of a draft. they actually still serve in the military, but do not carry weapons. sort of like hawkeye in M*A*S*H, but it's more official.

quaker men collect documentation throughout their lives to establish their religious status and to prove their belief in nonviolence.

now, for someone to voluntarily become a soldier, serve a tour of duty in a combat situation, then decide to become a conscioutious objector is something else again. i hope this story stays in the news, because i'm not sure what the military's response will be to this. i would not be surprised if they were not particularly understanding of this guy's stance.

Posted by lisa at March 15, 2004 02:45 PM | TrackBack

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Hello Christa --

Thanks for putting up this post about Camilo Mejia. Another soldier, Jeremy Hinzman, fled to Canada with his wife and child after becoming disillusioned with the military. Here are some other listings: http://dave94606.home.igc.org/resisters.html#clark

Here's a link to Quaker House in Fayetteville -- a resource for military http://www.quakerhouse.org/

Posted by: Phil on March 16, 2004 01:14 AM

Hey, I wanted to be Christa! Lisa gets all the fun!! :(

Posted by: Sarah on March 16, 2004 10:03 AM

oh, trust me. i do NOT get all the fun.

not that it isn't fun to be christa!

Posted by: lisa on March 16, 2004 10:17 AM

dude, and the only quaker thing i know squat about is oats.

Posted by: christa on March 16, 2004 04:41 PM

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