NEWSFLASH: Bernie Sanders was NOT a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam. [View all]

[MohRokTah]

He applied for CO status. It was rejected after he turned 26. At 26 during Vietnam, you were no longer eligible for conscription.

It's a moot point.

The standards for obtaining CO status are extremely high. One must object to any war under any circumstances due to deeply held beliefs. This would include any war where the nation is directly attacked. There are no exceptions, all wars are off limits and cannot be fought to obtain CO status.

You cannot call yourself a pacifist and punch out somebody who punches you first.

For the record, I am too much of a coward to be a pacifist, and by virtue of that, a conscientious objector. Most people are.