Quote Originally Posted by Dr Unne
Also, if you're a "conscientious objector", you still get drafted, you just get assigned to a non-combat duty.
Yep, most chaplains and medics during WWII and Vietnam were conscientious objectors. Which is sort of tricky in wars against countries like Vietnam, because chaplains and medics are only protected under the Geneva Convention - which the NVA definitely did not follow.