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How to Avoid the Draft or National Service

By RUMORMILLNEWS.COM

No dodging. Just refuse to volunteer. Here's how --

I hope that you will not be offended if I tell you how the "draft" works. Irealize that most people THINK they know how it works, but in most cases

they are in error. And you can avoid the worry when 'College and Canada willnot be options [because] in December 2001, Canada and the U.S. signed a"smart border declaration," which could be used to keep would-be draftdodgers in.'

Being willing (and eager) to fight for one's country when it is truly in danger isone thing. Having the courage to refuse to fight in immoral and/orunconstitutional "wars" is quite another matter, I believe. No need to "dodge"the ball if they're not allowed to hit you with it, if you merely 'take your stand'and refuse to VOLUNTEER!http://i.am/jah/syst.htmhttp://i.am/jah/workers.htm

1. Mr. A receives a "draft notice" and is told to report on a certain date toa certain place where he receives his physical and mental tests...thenhe is classified with a number indicating whether he is A1 (firstcalled).Continued here: http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=127&contentid=1799&page=2 ...all the way down to 4F(unfit for duty).

2. Mr. A is told that he is to report for "induction" into the military and toappear at a certain military base for that purpose on a date specified.

3. By "LAW" he must appear there...or a warrant for his arrest will beissued.

4. Assuming he reports as directed he will have another brief physical

and tests and then is told to "line up on the yellow line (painted on thefloor)

5. A Recruiting Officer will then tell all those "joining the army (orwhatever) to take one step forward...(Oh, oh, THOSE WHO DID THIS

JUST "VOLUNTEERED!")This is done so that no one can "legally" claimthey were "forced into involuntary servitude!" "RAISE YOUR RIGHTHAND AND SWEAR ALLEGIANCE." (almost everyone does!...thinking itmust be REQUIRED!): "I, (name) do solemnly swear that I will bear truefaith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of Americaand will defend it against all enemies foreign and domestic, and willobey the orders of the President and the officers appointed over me, sohelp me God."

6. Those who "voluntarily" stepped forward CANNOT NOW CLAIM THEYWERE "DRAFTED"...they stepped forward voluntarily and took the Oathvoluntarily!

7. Assume Mr. B was smarter than Mr. A and HE DID NOT STEP FORWARDAND THEREFORE DID NOT TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. (therecruiter will probably say something like this: "what's the matter withyou, don't you know what' step forward' means?" Mr. B responds, "sureI do, but I AM NOT VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY...If youwant me you must 'take me' against my will by force!"

8. All of those who "volunteered" will now be excused from theroom...and the Mr. B will be cajoled with persuasive arguments...at


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first...then, when nothing works to change his mind he will be callednames and insulted, possibly even assaulted by one or more militarypeople present there as witnesses.

9. IF Mr. B does not weaken, stands his ground, eventually the tormentorswill give up and have him arrested on some charge. However, there isNO lawful way that they can MAKE him go into the military...because ofthe Constitutional prohibition against "involuntary servitude"...which iswhy NO ONE IS TRULY EVER "DRAFTED" AND MUST BE "SEDUCED "INTO VOLUNTEERING!

D. R. Graham Ret. Sci. Instr. & Ret. Mil. Off'r, AUS

*****************************************************************One thing to say at this point is what the cops are coached to say on thewitness stand: "Am I ordered?"

If the recruiter says No, then obviously you're OK. If the recruiter says Yes,then "By what authority do you, a military officer, order me, a civilian?" If therecruiter says anything else, repeat the question until you get Yes or No.

If the recruiter says "I order you by the authority of the United StatesGovernment" then "Which clause of the Constitution gives you, a militaryofficer, the right to order me, a civilian?"

Another thing to say is: "Am I free to go?" If the recruiter says Yes, thenobviously leave. If the recruiter says No, then "Am I under arrest?

Am I your prisoner? Am I kidnapped? If I'm not free, then what am I?" andagain, keep repeating the question.

Another thing to say is: "I want an attorney."

Another thing to say is, of course, nothing at all. I think I would go with "Am Ifree to go?" because if you get to Yes, then you can leave and he would lookbad ordering an arrest. If you ask the question three times and don't get ayes or no, then "Well I must be free to go, because I asked you three timesand you won't tell me I'm not." Then I would slowly turn around and leave,and if he keeps trying to interact I would just keep repeating the question.

Here's an excerpt from a book:

The Army induction officer instructed the draftees to "take one stepforward" as their names were called, and said that step would signify theirinduction into the Army. When reluctant Willie's name was called, heanswered present, but did not step forward. After the ceremony, he wenthome instead of to camp. When the MP's came for him, he went to court for awrit of habeas corpus to retain his freedom. "The officer himself," Willieargued, "said the step forward is what would make me a soldier. As I didn'ttake the step, I'm still a civilian and the Army has no claim on me."

Counsel for the Army replied, "The Army isn't being run by childish games.Willie and a hundred others appeared to be inducted, and he was inductedbefore the whole group as any fool there could plainly see." Willie retainedhis civilian status. The court ruled that the draft law required some definiteceremony to transform a civilian into a soldier. As the Army decided to have


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one step forward constitute the ceremony, and Willie didn't take the step, hewasn't a soldier.- U.S. Court of Appeals, 1954*****************************************************

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How To Stay Out of the Military (Draft Resistance)

by DAVID WIGGINS

The legal requirement to register for the draft demands a decision: give upyour freedom and your conscience, or conscientiously resist. All the goodreasons that would prevent a free man from volunteering for military service,also apply to resisting the draft. How in a "free country" can the firstrequirement of a young man, when he comes of age, be to sign up to acceptorders to kill for the state in an organized way?

There is never a need to compel a free man to take up a cause that is bothnecessary and just; but a man who is drafted is never free, and thus hiscause can never be assumed to be either necessary or just. The draft is not

simply an academic interest. There is not enough military manpower tosustain the commitments the President has already undertaken. Weconstantly hear that our troops are "stretched too thin." To assist the UnitedStates, both the President and Secretary of State have made serious requestsfor significant military manpower contributions from other nations.

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These requests have largely fallen on deaf ears. The President has repeatedlystated he will not "back down" meaning, we must assume, that the militaryforces will continue to be "thinly stretched." Where will they find relief? It

appears they are looking at young Americans who are free to volunteer formilitary duty, but in good conscience, choose not to do so.

With certain exceptions, all men residing in the United States are required toregister for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday.

The obligation of a man to register is imposed by the Military SelectiveService Act, which establishes and governs the operations of the SelectiveService System.

In addition to the Military Selective Service Act, the "Health Care PersonnelDelivery System" was authorized by Congress in 1987 to deal with large-scale

casualties that outstripped the active-duty military's ability to handle them.

If implemented, the bill would require a mass registration of male and femalehealth care workers between the ages of 20 and 45. At this time; however,the Selective Service has no statutory authority to draft medical personnel.

That authorization would be provided by legislation to be introduced andpassed in Congress at the time of a national defense mobilization. That "M-Day" legislative package has not been made available for public comment orcongressional debate. See the Center on Conscience and Wars "Health CareProfessionals and the Draft" for details regarding the Health Care PersonnelDelivery System.


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The Pentagon is considering other "special skills" drafts, to include militarylinguists, computer experts, or engineers, which could arise from otherimmediate needs."We're going to elevate that kind of draft to be a priority," said LewisBrodsky, acting director of the Selective Service System.

A bill before the House Armed Services Committee would require the

induction of young men into the military "to receive basic military trainingand education for a period of up to one year."

Representatives Nick Smith and Curt Weldon sponsored the bill, called the"Universal Military Training and Service Act," introduced last fall. Themeasure is currently before the Armed Services Committee. Youth &Militarism Magazine, published by the American Friends Service Committee,contains an excellent article, "Its Not Your Fathers Draft," describing thisproposed draft.

DECIDING WHAT TO DO

Deciding what to do when faced with Registration or the Draft can be adifficult and life-altering decision. If you choose to resist, it is helpful to keeptwo things in mind:

First, if you stand by your convictions, you cannot lose, and the governmentcannot win. The government may handcuff you or lock you up, but theycannot make you fight. If you give up any freedom, it is completely on yourterms. In contrast, if you allow yourself to be coerced into military duties yourisk death, disease, and disability, all for a cause you do not believe in.

Second, if you choose to resist, you will be treated as an adversary by thegovernment. The government is no longer your friend - if it ever was.

You can expect the Selective Service to use every legal method andargument at their disposal to get you to abandon your convictions and tofollow orders.

Keep records carefully, and make your own file of every transaction with theSelective Service, including phone calls.

Do not rely on oral promises from Selective Service officials.

Put things in writing, and attach receipts and even envelopes to thecorrespondence in your file.A second set of those records should be in the custody of someone you canrely on to forward copies as needed.When you make a record of a transaction with Selective Service, you shouldsend a copy to Selective Service for inclusion in your file with the Area Office.When local boards become operational, you can see and copy information inyour file.

You can authorize others to do so on your behalf.Send your letters and claims to Selective Service by Certified Mail, ReturnReceipt Requested.Observe all deadlines scrupulously.Be sure to include your Selective Service number.


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Sign and date all papers submitted.Get help. Check out how the counselor you are consulting was trained.Most attorneys know nothing about Selective Service law; ask theirqualifications. Draft counselors will tend to know about qualified attorneys.

There are two qualified national counseling organizations: The Center onConscience & War (CCW), and the Central Committee for ConscientiousObjectors (CCCO).CHOOSING NOT TO REGISTEROn a percentage basis, not registering is the most likely way to prevent youfrom being drafted. The book Chance and Circumstance states:

That between 250,000 and 2 million males did not register for the draftduring the Vietnam War.

According to reports from the Selective Service System, forty percentof the men who are required to register for the draft don't register inthe sixty-day time period required by law.

At least one or two percent still haven't registered by the time they aretwenty.

At age 26 they are no longer allowed to register. Thus, the number ofpermanent non-registrants increases daily.

There is a known minimum of at least 300,000 people, perhaps amillion, who are becoming permanent non-registrants.

If you refuse to register with Selective Service, you'll receive threateningletters, at first politely reminding you to register, then threateningprosecution, finally informing you that your name has been turned over tothe Department of Justice for possible prosecution.

These sound scary, but they're mostly bluff. No one has been formallycharged since 1986.

In the early 1980s, 21 men were indicted for refusal to register: 19 of those21 were public resisters. Wherever there were trials, the rates of registrationactually went down. This resistance halted prosecutions.

PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER

The penalty for failing to register can be up to five years in jail and/or a fineof up to $250,000. In peacetime, with registration only, the regular maximumpenalties are four months and/or $2500. If you don't register, you becomeineligible for federal student aid, federal job training or civil serviceemployment. Below, is a summary of the penalties you will face:

STUDENT FINANCIAL AIDMen, born after December 31, 1959, who aren't registered with SelectiveService won't qualify for Federal student loans or grant programs. Thisincludes Pell Grants, College Work Study, Guaranteed Student/Plus Loans,and National Direct Student Loans.

CITIZENSHIPThe U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) makes registration withSelective Service a condition for U.S. citizenship if the man first arrived in theU.S. before his 26th birthday.


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FEDERAL JOB TRAININGThe Workforce Investment Act (formerly called the Job Training PartnershipAct JTPA) offers programs that can train young men for jobs in automechanics and other skills. This program is only open to those men whoregister with Selective Service. This applies only to men born after December31, 1959.

FEDERAL JOBSA man must be registered to be eligible for jobs in the Executive Branch ofthe Federal government and the U.S. Postal Service. This applies only to menborn after December 31, 1959.

Some states have added additional penalties for those who fail to register.See State Legislation.A tactic used by many states is to require driver license applicants toregister. These states require a consent statement on all applications orrenewals for drivers permits, licenses, and identification cards. Thestatement tells the applicant that by submitting the application he isconsenting to his registration with the Selective Service if so required byFederal law.

Transmission of applicant data to the Selective Service is accomplishedelectronically through an existing arrangement each state has with the datasharing system of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.As of August 28, 2003, 32 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbiahave enacted driver's license laws supporting SSS registration. They are:(1) Enacted and Implemented - Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware,Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, RhodeIsland, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, theCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and theDistrict of Columbia;(2) Enacted But Not Yet Implemented - Arizona, Kentucky, Maryland, North

Carolina, South Carolina, and WisconsinAID FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT REGISTER

The good news is that there are alternative funds for financial aid for thosewho cannot register for war because they believe registration is wrong.A few colleges will provide scholarships to make up for the governmentmoney denied. Mennonites, the Church of the Brethren, Quakers,Presbyterians and Lutherans have such limited assistance funds to supportnon-registrants in their own groups.

There is a general fund, the Fund for Education and Training (FEAT), whichsupports those who do not qualify for the other programs. FEAT also wouldaid those who are denied job-training programs for refusing to register for the

draft.

APPEALING THE PENALTIES FOR FASILURE TO REGISTERA non-registrant may not be denied any benefit if he can "show by apreponderance of evidence" that his failure to register was not knowing andwillful.

You will have to describe, in detail, the circumstances you believe preventedyou from registering and provide copies of documents showing any periodswhen you were hospitalized, institutionalized, or incarcerated occurringbetween your 18th and 26th birthdays.If you are a non-citizen, you may be required to provide documents that showwhen you entered the United States


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The benefit agency official handling your case, not the Selective Service, willdetermine whether you have shown that your failure to register was not aknowing and willful failure to register.

The final decision regarding your eligibility for the benefit that you seek willbe made by that same agency, (for example, for student financial aid, thiswould be the Department of Education.) With some agencies, an appealsprocess is available.

REGISTERING LATE, CHANGE OF ADDRESSLegally, at any moment until your twenty-sixth birthday, Selective Servicemust accept your draft registration card. Some young men delay registrationuntil the year in which they turn 21, or even until just before turning 26. Thismethod takes advantage of the way the draft lottery works.A lottery based on birthdays determines the order in which registered menare called up by Selective Service. The first to be called, in a sequencedetermined by the lottery, will be men whose 20th birthday falls during thatyear, followed, if needed, by those aged 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. In otherwords, under present law, which might change with a new draft, SelectiveService would first select randomly among those who turned 20 in thecalendar year of the call-up. In practice, while it's possible that a draft couldmove beyond the age-20 selection group, the odds are against it.It is important to remember that, once registered, even if it is the day beforeyour 26th birthday, you are once again eligible for federal and stateassistance.

CHANGE OF ADDRESSRegistrants are required to notify Selective Service within ten days of anychanges to any of the information provided on the registration card, such asa change of address.According to the Center on Conscience and War, very few registrants aredoing so. A registrant must report changes until January 1 of the year heturns 26. To notify Selective Service, mark your change(s) on the ChangeInformation Form attached to the Registration acknowledgment Card andmail it to Selective Service, or complete a Change of Information Form, SSSForm 2, which you can obtain at any U.S. Post Office or U.S. Embassy orConsulate office.

You may also notify Selective Service of any change by letter, but be sure toinclude your full name, Social Security Account Number, Selective ServiceNumber, and date of birth, as well as your new mailing addressIf the registrant forgets to notify the Selective Service of any addresschanges, or if the Selective Service loses that notification, the SelectiveService may have difficulty finding and notifying the registrant of induction incase of a draft.If you don't register before you turn 26, you will not be allowed to register,

even if you change your mind. You'd then be permanently barred from suchbenefits, unless Congress or the courts act to change the law. A person whofails to register by age 26 may use the same appeals process as describedabove, under the section "Choosing To Not Register."

REGISTERING BUT RESISTING INDUCTIONIf you decide to register:Find a post office for your registration that has an accessible photocopier.Print in legible black ink across the middle of the registration form: I AM ACONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR TO WAR IN ANY FORM. This is not a classification,but it may help you later to document your position as a CO.


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Selective Service makes no record of this declaration in its computer files, butthey do make a microfilm record of the registration card. You should make acopy of your card for your file.Make a photocopy of your registration form for your own records. Date it, foldand seal it, and mail it to yourself. The postmark confirms the date.Put a complete statement of your conscientious objector beliefs on file withyour religious body, the CCW, the CCCO, or any other counseling agency.After registration, Selective Service will send a "registrationacknowledgement" letter, which repeats the information the registrant gaveon the form and supplies a Selective Service Number.If any of the information is incorrect, the registrant may return theaccompanying Form 3B to correct any mistakes. The registrant can retain thisletter, Form 3A, as proof of his registration.Before anyone can be drafted, Congress and the President would have toenact legislation authorizing new draft calls. If this happens, one can applyfor various postponements and reclassifications to delay induction, or toavoid it entirely.

FILING FOR POSTPONEMENT OR RECLASSIFICATIONSelective Service regulations are filled with loopholes, postponements, andreclassifications for those who will not or cannot be drafted.A registrant can file a claim only after receipt of an order to report forinduction and before the day he is scheduled to report (this means within 10days). If you were called up, you would receive an induction notice requiringyou to report on a certain date not less than 10 days from the date of thenotice, to a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) unless you filed aclaim for exemption or deferment.Filing a claim involves no more than checking a box on a form, andsubmitting it to the Selective Service.After the Selective Service receives the claim, they will send you more formsto complete. You must apply for any and all exemptions for which you thinkyou may qualify, and/or for classification as a conscientious objector.A registrant automatically gets his induction delayed if he files a claim forreclassification. He is also entitled to file for a postponement if he is a studentor if he has an emergency beyond his control, such as a serious illness ordeath in his immediate family. The induction date will be postponed until thedraft board evaluates the validity of the claim.

The Selective Service publishes a booklet titled "Information for Registrants"which lists each category of claim for postponement of induction into thearmed forces and each type of reclassification to become exempt from thedraft. Under each heading (accessible by the web) is a detailed description ofthe qualifications and requirements for each category. The major headingsare listed below.Postponements

Student PostponementsEmergency PostponementsReligious Holiday PostponementsOther Postponements-State or National Examination Scheduled-Military Academy Acceptance-Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Applicant-Acceptance for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) ProgramReclassificationsMembers of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service (Class 1-C)


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Deferment of Certain Members of a Reserve Component or Students TakingMilitary Training (Class 1-D-D)Exemption of Certain Members of a Reserve Component or Student TakingMilitary Training (Class 1-D-E)Conscientious Objectors Available for Noncombatant Military Service Only(Class 1-A-O)Conscientious Objectors to All Military Service (Class 1-O)Conscientious Objectors to All Military Service (Separated from MilitaryService) (Class 1-O-S)Registrant Deferred Because of Study Preparing for the Ministry (Class 2-D)Registrant Deferred Because of Hardship to Dependents (Class 3-A)Registrant Deferred Because of Hardship to Dependents (Separated fromMilitary Service) (Class 3-A-S)Registrant Who Has Completed Military Service (Class 4-A)Registrant Who Has Performed Military Service for a Foreign Nation (Class 4-A-A)Official Deferred by Law (Class 4-B)Alien or Dual National (Class 4-C)

Treaty Alien (Class 4-T)Minister of Religion (Class 4-D)Registrant Exempted from Service Because of the Death of His Parent orSibling While Serving in the Armed Forces or Whose Parent or Sibling is in aCaptured or Missing in Action Status (Class 4-G)Registrant Not Acceptable for Military Service (Class 4-F)For a hard copy of the above information, write to Consumer InformationCenter, Pueblo, CO 81009, and ask for "Information for Registrants." Enclose$1 for processing, payable to Superintendent of Documents. The CCCO, CCWand other counseling agencies will probably also have copies of thisdocument available.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORSConscientious Objection is the category of reclassification of most interest tothe majority of draft resisters. In fact, every draft resister is a conscientiousobjector in his own way.According to the Selective Service, a conscientious objector is one who isopposed to serving in the armed forces and/or bearing arms on the groundsof moral or religious principles.Beliefs which qualify a registrant for CO status may be religious in nature, butdon't have to be. Beliefs may be moral or ethical, but according to theSelective Service, a man's reasons for not wanting to participate in a warmust not be based on politics, expediency, or self-interest.In general, the man's lifestyle prior to making his claim must reflect hiscurrent claims.Be aware that, while similar, regulations regarding Conscientious Objection

differ for members of the military forces. For more information on claimingConscientious Objector status while a member of the Armed Forces, see"Advice For Conscientious Objectors in the Armed Forces" by Robert Seeleyon the CCCO website.Conscientious objectors should begin to document their claims well inadvance of being drafted since otherwise, their time will be very limited. COsshould have prepared in advance a file which documents their beliefs.At the minimum, this file should include the photocopy of the registrationcard, a comprehensive statement of beliefs, and letters of support for thisstatement. The CCW website has articles with detailed instructions on how toprepare your statement of beliefs and letters of support.


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There, you may also sign on to the Conscientious Objector Affirmation. Suchevidence can be presented to the local board that will hear the claim for a COclassification. Compiling this file should be done with supervision from aqualified draft counselor or agency such as CCW or CCCO.If you have one, get on record with your religious organization, especially ifthere is an official registrar.File a provisional version of your claim with them and/or with the CCW orCCCO.Request an analysis of your claim with your counselor.Arrange for letters of support (signed and dated) and documentation of yourbelief and a life-style consistent with your claim. Arrange for witnesses andan advisor in advance of your hearing.If you don't have legal advice, get it. Keep your own file about your beliefsabout war and the draft. Keep records of all transactions with the SelectiveService System. Many local peace centers have information.

The Center on Conscience & Warfare (CCW) provides a counseling service bymail and phone, and publishes aids for thinking out what you believe andwhat to do. So does the CCCO, the Central Committee for ConscientiousObjectors.Be sure to learn the procedure for obtaining conscientious objection status.In general, once a man gets a notice that he has been found qualified formilitary service (i.e., receives an induction letter), he has the opportunity tomake a claim for classification as a conscientious objector (CO).If a registrant believes he can qualify for Class 1-O, he should complete theClaim Documentation Form, Conscientious Objector (SSS Form 22), providedby his Area Office and return the form to the Area Office with documents andwritten statements to support his claim. Form 22 asks the applicant toanswer three questions.Describe your beliefs that are the reasons for your claiming conscientiousobjection to combatant military training and service or to all military trainingand service.Describe how and when you acquired these beliefsExplain what most clearly shows that your beliefs are deeply held. You maywish to include a description of how your beliefs affect the way you live.

You should begin preparing answers to these questions as soon as you decideto claim Conscientious Objector status. The Center on Conscience and Warprovides an excellent worksheet to help you.A registrant making a claim for Conscientious Objection is required to appearbefore his local board to explain his beliefs. Claimants for hardship orministerial classification may also request a personal appearance.At a personal appearance you will have at least twenty minutes, and maypresent up to three witnesses. You may be accompanied by an advisor, andmay request that the meeting be open. You cannot use a recorder at themeeting; but you can submit your own summary within five days after the

hearing.If a claim of conscientious objector status is granted, Selective Serviceregulations state that the registrant must perform alternative service. Ofcourse, one may also choose to resist or refuse alternative service forreasons of conscience.Likely Alternative Service jobs are in the fields of conservation, caring for thevery young or very old, education, or health care. Length of service in theprogram will equal the amount of time a man would have been assigned tothe military.

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The local board will decide whether to grant or deny a CO classification basedon the evidence a registrant has presented. If your claim is rejected, you willreceive a new induction date. The CCCO, CCW, and others can help you findlawyers and/or counselors to help you through the lengthy appeals process.

The board must give reasons for rejection of your claim. You may appeal aLocal Board's decision to a Selective Service District Appeal Board. If theAppeal Board also denies your claim, but the vote is not unanimous, you mayfurther appeal the decision to the National Appeal Board

REFUSING INDUCTIONYou do, in good conscience, object to Registration and the Draft. This doesnot change simply because the Selective Service denies your claim. Sincethere is currently no draft, there are no rules governing those who refuseinduction.Historically, draft resisters have been prosecuted and penalized in somemanner. You can expect the same.If you choose to refuse induction or were successful using one of the methodsdescribed above, you will join a long line of conscientious objectors proud tohave defended their freedom to make their own conscientious decisions, andyour freedom to do the same.For their stories, check out one of the many books currently available onconscientious objectors and conscientious objection. If you let yourconscience be your guide, not your fear or doubt or uncertainty, you willalways make a good decision, you will always be free, and you will neverregret it.Contact InformationCenter on Conscience & War (NISBCO)1830 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009202-483-2220800-379-2679Fax: [email protected] Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)1515 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102215-563-8787Fax [email protected] West630 20th Street Oakland, CA 94612510-465-1617Fax [email protected]

The Selective Service SystemThe Center on Conscience & War (CCW)The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)Articles"Medical Workers Face Military Draft" WorldNet DailyAppendix 1: SEQUENCE OF EVENTSHere is a brief overview of what would occur if the United States returned to adraft:1. CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT AUTHORIZE A DRAFTA crisis occurs which requires more troops than the volunteer military can


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supply. Congress passes and the President signs legislation that starts adraft.2. THE LOTTERY

The lottery would establish the priority of call based on the birth dates ofregistrants. The first men drafted would be those turning age 20 during thecalendar year of the lottery. For example, if a draft were held in 1998, thosemen born in 1978 would be considered first. If a young man turns 21 in theyear of the draft, he would be in the second priority, in turning 22 he wouldbe in the third priority, and so forth until the year in which he turns 26 atwhich time he is over the age of liability. Younger men would not be called inthat year until men in the 2025 age group are called3. ALL PARTS OF SELECTIVE SERVICE ARE ACTIVATED

The Agency activates and orders its State Directors and Reserve ForcesOfficers to report for duty. See also Agency Structure.4. PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND MORAL EVALUATION OF REGISTRANTSRegistrants with low lottery numbers are ordered to report for a physical,mental, and moral evaluation at a Military Entrance Processing Station todetermine whether they are fit for military service. Once he is notified of theresults of the evaluation, a registrant will be given 10 days to file a claim forexemption, postponement, or deferment. See also Classifications.5. LOCAL AND APPEAL BOARDS ACTIVATED AND INDUCTION NOTICES SENTLocal and Appeal Boards will process registrant claims. Those who pass themilitary evaluation will receive induction orders. An inductee will have 10days to report to a local Military Entrance Processing Station for induction.

The registrant appeal process begins when a registrant is dissatisfied with hisLocal Boards decision about his reclassification request and initiates anappeal. The first line of appeal is to the District Appeal Board. In the case ofnon-unanimous decisions of the District Appeal Board, the registrant mayappeal to the President through the National Appeal Board.6. FIRST DRAFTEES ARE INDUCTEDAccording to current plans, Selective Service must deliver the first inducteesto the military within 193 days from the onset of a crisis.September 16, 2003*** David Wiggins is a West Point (United States Military Academy)distinguished graduate and an honors graduate of New York Medical College.He left the Army as a Conscientious Objector, resigning his commission as anArmy Captain on the Iraqi front lines during Operation Desert Storm. He iscurrently an Emergency Physician.**************************