Two GIs in Iraq Seek Objector Status

[PaDUer]

TIKRIT, Iraq - Two U.S. Army medics in Iraq (news - web sites) have applied for conscientious objector status and want to be honorably discharged from the military because the idea of killing is "revolting" to them, their company commander said Tuesday.
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Grissom would not identify the two soldiers, saying only that they come from California and Illinois.
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"They both think it's wrong to bear arms and don't want to be involved with the war," Grissom, from Houston, Texas, told The Associated Press. "To them, the thought of having a gun or having to kill someone is revolting."
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"As commanders, you don't hope for such things because if everyone in the Army was like that we would have no one to defend us," Grissom said. "However, I believe that you have to have a process like that to treat someone fairly and ensure their particular case can be reviewed."
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[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

1. Brilliant. Join the Army, they don't kill anyone.

These clowns are too funny.

[atreides1]

2. These Are Medics

So how would you justify taking a human life, when your training teaches you to save human life.

At one point in the military, medics were not required to carry weapons and were identified with an arm band with a red cross on it,
unfortunately some people started using that band as a target.