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  2. Draft evasion - Wikipedia

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    Purchasing exemptions from military service, in nations where such payments are permitted. [ 22 ] Not being chosen in a draft lottery , where lotteries determine the order of call to military service; [ 14 ] or not being in a certain age group, where age determines the order of call.

  3. Moral waiver - Wikipedia

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    A moral waiver is an action by United States armed forces officials to accept, for induction into one of the military services, a recruit who is in one or more of a list of otherwise disqualifying situations. The mechanism dates from at least the mid-1960s, and was by no later than 1969 [1] part of Army Regulation 601-270. [2]

  4. Draft evasion in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    Desertion from the U.S. military was not on the list of crimes for which a person could be extradited under the extradition treaty between Canada and the U.S.; [49] however, desertion was a crime in Canada, and the Canadian military strongly opposed condoning it. In the end, the Canadian government maintained the right to prosecute these ...

  5. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Most people enter military service “with the fundamental sense that they are good people and that they are doing this for good purposes, on the side of freedom and country and God,” said Dr. Wayne Jonas, a military physician for 24 years and president and CEO of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit health research organization.

  6. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    “And if you read the suicide notes, the poems and writings of service members and veterans, it’s the killing; it’s failing to protect those we’re supposed to protect, whether that’s peers or innocent civilians; it’s sending people to their death if you’re a leader; failing to save the lives of those injured if you’re a medical ...

  7. Military exemption - Wikipedia

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    A military exemption is an official legal provision that exempts individuals or groups of people from compulsory military service or from certain military duties. Depending on the country and its laws, military exemptions may be granted for various reasons, such as medical reasons, religious beliefs, conscientious objection, family responsibilities, or educational pursuits.

  8. Military service members could go without pay during shutdown

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    U.S. service members could miss their paychecks over the holidays if the U.S. government shuts down this weekend, according to the Pentagon. Unless lawmakers reach some agreement before the end of ...

  9. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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    Entry level separations, which are accompanied by an uncharacterized discharge, are given to individuals who separate prior to completing 180 days of military service or when discharge action was initiated prior to 180 days of service. The vast majority of these administrative separations occur during recruit training or "boot camp". This type ...