RE: They gave their lives....

[Charlie Bell]

> Charlie Bell wrote:
> 
> > How do/did you demonstrate such? And surely if you have a moral 
> objection to
> > being shot at, it's easy enough to turn that around to 
> objection to being
> > behind the gun...
> 
> I'm pretty sure you are required to show that you belong to a religious
> organization that believes war/killing to be immoral for a 
> substantial period
> (2 years?) prior to your applying for C.O. status.  Being Amish would
> guaranteed exemption.  Mohammed Ali registered as a C.O., but I 
> don't remember
> if it was approved or not.  He didn't go, in any case, and was 
> banned from his
> sport for several years in his prime.

IIRC, Richard Dreyfuss was exempted by CO status.

Charlie