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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by paxys on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:05PM (#30609171)
Imagine if a soldier refused to shoot a gun or wear body armor when ordered to do so because it interfered with their beliefs. Neither side of the aisle, even the most anti-gun one, would tolerate their antics, and there would be no sympathetic judge shielding them from consequences.
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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by whatgoodisaroad on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:14PM (#30609276)
Folks in many militaries claim pacifism, and I understand this to be not uncommon in US forces during conscription. They’d end up being medics or similar roles.
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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by onenukecourse on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:18PM (#30609327)
It happened during the Iraq War. The Canadians had a bunch of problems deciding what to do with them.
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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by givemeethekeys on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:19PM (#30609333)
Ah. There's a movie about this. It's called Hacksaw Ridge.
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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by NovemberWhiskey on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:33PM (#30609470)
There's a large difference between conscientious objectors in a draft and professional service members who join up voluntarily understanding the expectations of them.
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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by givemeethekeys on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:44PM (#30609565)
Aw man, I wish you'd watched the movie before commenting! Here's a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacksaw_Ridge

Rather than being drafted, our protagonist enlisted!

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Re:US Destroyer can’t deploy because CO won’t get Covid vacc... by floxy on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:23PM (#30609371)
>Imagine if a soldier refused to shoot a gun

They even made a movie about one of those soldiers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacksaw_Ridge

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