Talk:Conscientious objection in the United States

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Adding to history[edit]

The book To Raise an Army[1] by Chambers gives a very good overview of the history of conscription in the United States. If anyone is interested, both this article and Conscription in the United States § History would benefit from its information. Gmarmstrong (talk) 19:23, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Military branch-specific sections[edit]

Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own document(s) detailing the conscientious objector application process:

This article would benefit from sections summarizing the information in those documents and how they differ from each other. Gmarmstrong (talk), 6 May 2017 (UTC)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017[edit]

The information I posted here on May 6, 2017 signals a resurgence of the importance of this topic. Gmarmstrong (talk) 03:32, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mirrors needed[edit]

The Coast Guard documents, COMDTINST 1900.8[6] and COMDTINST M1000.4,[7] frequently (but don't always) raise 404 errors. This article would benefit from mirrors of those pages. Gmarmstrong (talk) 17:06, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved
Gmarmstrong (talk) 11:11, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Prior documentation[edit]

The Selective Service System does not provide documentation to conscientious objectors to make their position known when there is no draft. Given that a person could have as few as 9 days to seek such exemption, it is important for conscientious objectors to document their convictions themselves. Many guides for conscientious objectors, such as Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors publications (notably the Handbooks) and Quaker House publications, provide instructions for this. This article would benefit from a section detailing how this is done. This presents a challenge in doing so within the scope of Wikipedia's guidelines. Gmarmstrong (talk) 12:21, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Military Selective Service Act's definition[edit]

This article would benefit from noting the Military Selective Service Act's definition of conscientious objection prior to mentioning the Department of Defense's definition. Gmarmstrong (talk) 12:31, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chambers, John Whiteclay, II (1987). To raise an army: the draft comes to modern America. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 9780029058206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "MILPERSMAN 1900-020" (PDF). Navy Personnel Command. August 22, 2002.
  3. ^ "Marine Corps Order 1306.16F" (PDF). United States Marine Corps. June 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Army Regulation 600–43" (PDF). Army Publishing Directorate. August 21, 2006.
  5. ^ "Air Force Instruction 36-3204" (PDF). Air Force E-Publishing. April 6, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "COMDTINST 1900.8" (PDF). November 30, 1990.
  7. ^ a b "COMDTINST M1000.4" (PDF). November 2016.
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