There's a growing disquiet in the military.

[Dunc]

https://www.kuow.org/stories/there-s-growing-disquiet-in-the-military-the-iran-war-made-it-worse

[littlemissmartypants]

1. From the article: ... Conscientious objectors

One of the most time-intensive ways to separate is to apply to become a conscientious objector, meaning someone who has decided they are morally against war.
...
The application process is long. It involves a written statement, a psych evaluation, an interview with a military chaplain and an investigating officer assigned to each case, according to those familiar with it. It almost certainly takes months, even stretching into years.

But submitting an application means a service member has to be removed from duties they object to immediately — so it's also one way to keep from being imminently deployed.
...
Many service members don't even really know that applying as a conscientious objector, or CO, is an option.
...
https://www.kuow.org/stories/there-s-growing-disquiet-in-the-military-the-iran-war-made-it-worse

I shared this because someone had a question about the process here recently.

Thanks so much for sharing this, Dunc.

❤️

[Skittles]

2. I cannot even imagine being in the military under these assclowns

and yes I was once in the military

[Dunc]

3. I agree.

[democrank]

4. K & R

Trump burns a hole through anything he touches and in this case he has Hegseth’s wrecking ball help. Some members of the military may be able to live with what Trump and Hegseth have done but many can not. I hope requesting CO status will be an answer for some.

Thanks for posting this.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Only MAGAs will be left in the US military?

No normal people.

[Norbert]

6. Some of them may be gone if they committed war crimes.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Hegseth will promote the war crime people, not toss them out.

[harumph]

8. This is a complicated issue. In the navy at least, long deployments are the norm.

And chronic under staffing leads to very long hours with insufficient rest time. It's absolutely brutal and some even affect
suicidal thoughts just to get out. It's been this way for several years - not just under T.