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Conscientious Objector Filings Surge as 82nd Airborne Heads to Iran, Non-Profit Claims
A 1,000% rise in conscientious objector filings follows US troop deployments amid moral objections to the Iran air campaign and concerns over potential ground war, advocates say.
- Center on Conscience & War reported a 1,000% increase in conscientious objector applications since February 28, with Executive Director Mike Prysner noting service members are urgently seeking guidance to avoid deploying to Iran.
- On February 28, a missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' primary school in Minab, Iran, killing 168 people including at least 110 schoolchildren; troops cite this strike as the breaking point driving discharge filings.
- Pentagon officials ordered thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, while commanders told rank-and-file soldiers that "a ground war is inevitable, like this is happening, you better get ready." Prysner said.
- Calls to the GI Rights Hotline reached 212 in March's first half alone, counselor Lenore Yarger of Quaker House told Snopes—a volume the organization typically sees across an entire month.
- Polling shows 55% of Americans oppose troop deployments to Iran, while veterans warn Washington appears headed toward a costly quagmire reminiscent of Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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