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...addition, 23 seniors plan to apply for a IV-D deferment, reserved for divinity students or practicing ministers; 112 students will request occupational deferments; and 45 students will attempt to petition for conscientious objector status. Another 60 students will try to join either Vista or the Peace Corps which usually allow the student to at least put off military service...
...fall of 1966 on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to major in modern English literature. Although still protected by his 2-S graduate deferment, Ferber decided then that his religious and non-violent beliefs had matured sufficiently for him to apply for a 1-O deferment as a conscientious objector. He started out strictly legally, "playing the game their way," but circumstances and his own morality soon compelled him to a position outside...
...standing had to belong to one of the recognized religious sects-notably the Friends, Mennonites or Church of the Brethren-that are totally opposed to war. However, recent Supreme Court rulings have opened the door to a broader interpretation of religious training and belief. "You can be a conscientious objector today," claims Frank Speltz, 25, a Washington antidraft counselor, "with little semblance of religious training...
...protest. Last year, only a handful of Harvard students were involved in sit-in demonstrations at U.S. Army bases and a smaller number burned their draft cards. Now almost a quarter of the undergraduates have either signed "We Won't Go" pledges or requested the government to institute "conscientious objector" status on the basis of an individual's dissent from a specific...
...protest! Last year, only a handful of Harvard students were involved in sit-in demonstrations at U.S. Army bases and a smaller number burned their draft cards. Now almost a quarter of the undergraduates have either signed "We Won't Go" pledges or requested the government to institute "conscientious objector" status on the basis of an individual's dissent from a specific...