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...Harvard CO's are personal pacifists. "These guys will hit back if someone attacks them," according to an AFSC draft advisor. Although some insist on the absolute sanctity of human life, most believe that even killing is justifiable in some instances. The question is, where does one draw the line on the use of force? At hearings, draft boards pay close attention to the CO's answer to this question and probe for inconsistencies in his position...
...influence you," one CO remarked, "because if they gave you an idea which wasn't completely natural to your thinking, the draft boards would probably notice an inconsistency and your claim would be jeopardized." Draft counselors ask the disturbing questions which draft boards are liable to ask. Indeed, the AFSC has held mock draft board hearings to prepare COs' for the type of cross-examination which they can expect...
Harvard does not have a draft counseling service for conscientious objectors. Miss Phyllis Henry, the College's draft information officer, refers CO inquiries to the AFSC Draft Information Service at 44a Brattle Street...
...AFSC has been in the business of distributing literature on conscientious objection since 1917. A little over a year ago, responding to the increase in CO's, the New England office decided to supplement this service by training people to advise prospective CO's. Overnight Cambridge has become the center of the largest draft counseling service in New England. There are 100 AFSC draft advisors scattered throughout the region, 20 of them in Cambridge...
...Although AFSC provides counseling on all phases of CO procedure, Harvard CO's have only gotten as far as filing form 150. The draft boards invariably acknowledge receipt of 150 and proceed to defer the student, II-S. CO claimants are eligible for all the usual deferments and draft boards are eager to put off deciding a CO claim as long as possible. In fact, a sophomore with a II-S who wrote his board a letter declaring his conscientious objection and requesting a Form 150 to file was told that he didn't have to fill out the form...