Conscientious Objection...do you approve or not? and when?

[Ms. Toad]

30. There is mandatory selective service registration for males

And things like education money and the opportunity to work for the federal government are tied to registration, not to mention the potential for a $250,000 fine or 5 years in jail. Ironically, young men not registering who wish to become doctors are not eligible for what is, in essence, forgiveness of medical school loans in exchange for alternative service in the National Health Service Corps in rural and under-served areas (the government sponsored non-military route to forgiveness of medical school loans).

My faith discourages not only participation in war, but also in the preparation for war ("we should live "in the virtue of that life and power that [takes] away the occasion of all wars.&quot That includes selective service registration. There are a number of young Quaker men (although not all), and others in the traditional peace churches, who have refused to register for the selective service.