11-09-2003 01:11									#151
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quote: Originally posted by HershOstropoler I hate to say it, but I agree with that. And it's a bit odd, because I think that's the rule even for our opera army.

I have to agree to. It's pretty clear these people aren' tconscientious objectors but are simply cowards who got coldfeet and deserted when they were asked to do their duty.

	11-09-2003 01:18									#152
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Also it is possible to leave voluntary military service; just if people are on a mission, any terminatiion takes effect only after the end of that mission. I assume that's similar for the US military?

Conscientious objection by volunteers only makes sense if there is a sudden and complete change of mind, which would have to be proven.

	11-09-2003 01:25									#153
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When I was in that age, anybody refusing conscription got at least 1 month in jail. But that was during the cold war, when Sweden could mobilize 700 000 men with bicycles and sub-machine guns.

Today we have a smaller and sharper army where only a 1/3 of the male population is conscripted, so I guess it is easier to bail out without getting punished now.