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Conscientious Objectors: Number of Applications Remained Small During the Persian Gulf War

NSIAD-94-35 Published: Nov 09, 1993. Publicly Released: Dec 09, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) handling of conscientious objector applications from armed forces members, focusing on the: (1) number of applications and approval rates for fiscal year (FY) 1988 through FY 1991, particularly during the time of the Persian Gulf War; (2) impact of the number of applications on readiness; (3) applicants' characteristics; and (4) military services' procedures for processing conscientious objectors' applications.

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Combat readinessConscientious objectorsEnlisted personnelEthical conductJob classificationMilitary dischargesMilitary personnelWarfareMilitary forcesIraq War (1991)