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Conscientious objection when in the military

Would you allow conscientious objection while in the military?

  • Yes - please give reasons

    Votes: 5 33.3%

  • No - please give reasons

    Votes: 10 66.7%

  • Other: please explain

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    15
Redress said:
Damn, this is tricky. Excellent question.

On the one hand, all volunteer force(I believe in England anyway), if you are going to volunteer, it's pretty silly to be a conscientious objector. Further, he is not being asked to shoot any one, he is being trained to use a rifle. lastly, you don't agree to serve if you feel like it when you sign up, you agree to serve when and how asked.

On the other hand, medic is a high demand job where using a rifle should not be needed, and it is a job where some one who objects on moral grounds from killing should still be able to serve. The should be, and I believe is, a path to be declared a conscientious objector while serving, but that should not keep you from serving.

Overall, it really depends on how their rules on conscientious objectors are. Too much just unknown in this case to really say. I would lean towards yes, he should be prosecuted since what he refused was training however, and no one should ever be able to choose where or if they deploy.
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He just wanted the paycheck. :lol:
 
As a military man I can tell you that this is ridiculous in several ways.

1. As pointed out, the military is made up of volunteers, not draftees.
2. In the American military (I know this is the UK but I am applying it here) you have to sign a form when you enlist stating that you have no objection to carrying a rifle.
3. It is ridiculous to suggest that a person can enlist in the military without knowing that they may be required to fight in defense of their country- IT'S the MILITARY.
4. This sailor is a danger to his fellow sailors, and thus a threat to the entire organization because he refuses to engage to enemy if the enemy is presented.

This man should be discharged from service for (1) not joining in good faith, and (2) being a punkass.
 
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