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In the United States, the Alternative Service Program is a form of alternative service for conscientious objectors within its Selective Service System. The Alternative Service Program is intended to encourage those called under Selective Service the option of working to improve national well-being as an alternative to bearing arms. Typical ...
The Selective Service System (SSS) is an independent federal agency operating with permanent authorization under the Military Selective Service Act. It is not part of the Department of Defense ; however, it exists to serve the emergency manpower needs of the military by conscripting untrained men, or personnel with professional health care ...
Alternative civilian service, also called alternative services, civilian service, non-military service, and substitute service, is a form of national service performed in lieu of military conscription for various reasons, such as conscientious objection, inadequate health, or political reasons. Alternative service usually involves some kind of ...
World War I draft card. Lower left corner to be removed by men of African ancestry in order to keep the military segregated. Following the U.S. declaration of war against Germany on 6 April, the Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. [10]
Civilian Public Service created a precedent for the Alternative Service Program for conscientious objectors in the United States during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. [74] Although the CPS program was not duplicated, the idea of offering men an opportunity to do "work of national importance" instead of military service was established.
In Iran, men who refuse to go to military service are deprived of their citizenship rights, such as employment, health insurance, [239] continuing their education at university, [240] finding a job, going abroad, opening a bank account, [241] etc. [242] Iranian men have so far opposed mandatory military service and demanded that military ...
Social Service Personnel can request a new worksite after one year of service or to escape corruption or in a hardship position. Social Service Personnel work in social service, health/medicine, education, environmental safety or administration. This sector is mostly responsible for the care of disabled children or the elderly with dementia.
By the early 1950s a replacement program, 1-W service, was in place for conscientious objectors classified as 1-W by Selective Service. The new program eliminated the base camps of CPS and provided wages for the men. 1-W service was divided into several categories. The Earning Service involved working in institutions such as hospitals for ...