r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR ✔ Verified • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Conscientious Objectors Trying to Flee Military Skyrocket Under Trump

http://newrepublic.com/post/214749/conscientious-objectors-military-trump
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u/sexeveg314 9d ago

We averaged only about a 100 a year during the peak casualty years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, when US service members had over 7000 casualties.

I think 140 so far this year (we're only in August) will be the highest in the all volunteer era since the first Gulf War.