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Richard · 08-30-2009, 06:38

We had a number of guys drafted with us who were from a small religious group around he WV/OH/IN area who did not believe in killing or war or even belonging to such an organization. They just quietly but earnestly refused to wear military uniforms or undertake any form of military training which included weapons or fighting. They did all the non-combat training with us and wore their civilian clothes under the weird green-gray Army raincoat of the time throughout basic and were discharged as COs into the IRR at the end of BCT. I had no problems with their beliefs.

There were also those who were COs - who would not fight or have anything to do with weapons - who were either drafted or volunteered as Medics or Chaplain's assistants and served honorably. I had no problems with their beliefs, either.

Now the guys mentioned in the film at the start of this thread...

Richard's $.02

08-30-2009, 06:38	#8
Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	We had a number of guys drafted with us who were from a small religious group around he WV/OH/IN area who did not believe in killing or war or even belonging to such an organization. They just quietly but earnestly refused to wear military uniforms or undertake any form of military training which included weapons or fighting. They did all the non-combat training with us and wore their civilian clothes under the weird green-gray Army raincoat of the time throughout basic and were discharged as COs into the IRR at the end of BCT. I had no problems with their beliefs. There were also those who were COs - who would not fight or have anything to do with weapons - who were either drafted or volunteered as Medics or Chaplain's assistants and served honorably. I had no problems with their beliefs, either. Now the guys mentioned in the film at the start of this thread... Richard's $.02 __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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