A conscientious objector (often shortened to conchie) is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds...

The Conscientious Objector is a 2004 documentary film directed by Terry Benedict about the life of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who received...

World War I, conscientious objectors were permitted to serve in noncombatant military roles. About 2000 absolute conscientious objectors refused to cooperate...

Local Boards to be more harsh on conscientious objector claims. There are two types of status for conscientious objectors. If a person objects only to combat...

His life has been the subject of books, the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector, and the 2016 Oscar-winning film Hacksaw Ridge, in which he was...

who was killed in action during the Vietnam War and the second conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. Bennett received the medal after...

called conscientious objectors. Though these men had to either answer their conscription or face prison time, their status as conscientious objectors permitted...

for deferments or exemptions, and assign draftees classified as conscientious objectors to alternative service work. All male U.S. citizens and immigrant...

to the war on Gaza. On 28 February, Tal Mitnick, an 18-year-old conscientious objector, was sentenced to his third 45 day sentence for refusing to serve...

Conscientious Objector Adolf (Swedish: Samvetsömma Adolf) is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Adolf Jahr, Karin Albihn...