The Center on Conscience & War is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of conscience, opposes military conscription, and serves all conscientious objectors to war.
Military COs
Have you become a CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR since enlisting in the US Military? We can help.For Military Servicemembers
- Who is a conscientious objector in the military?
- Online CO Application Writing Tool
- Other discharges and issues: GI Rights Hotline
Youth
Concerned about SELECTIVE SERVICE registration? Or, maybe you're thinking about ENLISTING in the military?For youth thinking about the military
Faith Communities
ResourcesFor Faith Communities
Peace Orgs & Educators
ResourcesFor Peace Orgs & Educators
- Public Education & Outreach – Invite us to do a workshop!
- Fund for Education & Training
Military COs that CCW has helped
Attention Military Servicemembers
If you’re in the US military and are interested in seeking discharge or reassignment as a Conscientious Objector, we can help. We’ll work with you to navigate the complex admin process. Our services are free of charge. If you’re facing deployment, don’t wait to call us at 800-379-2679.
Military COs that CCW has helped
Advisory Council
Center on Conscience & War
GI Rights Hotline
877-447-4487
On Conscience
Conscientious Objection
Selective Service
Laws & Regs by State
The Reporter
for Conscience' Sake
On Nonviolence
& Conscientious Objection
Who is a Military CO?
Current DoD Regs
CO Internationally
A Survey of the Americas
CCW helps those in the US seeking asylum from service in their own countries, such as when their CO applications have been denied.
Celebrate Outgoing and Incoming Executive Directors on May 14
Celebrate Outgoing and Incoming CCW Executive Directors.
Help Congress Balance The Budget: Shut Down Selective Service and the Fantasy Draft!
Help Congress balance the budget: Shut down Selective Service and the Fantasy Draft! The tension surrounding the budget has not lessened because of the events of Friday, April 8, 2011. The 2011 budget may be resolved, but the 2012 fight has just begun. ...
Is Selective Service A Sinking Ship?
Is Selective Service A Sinking Ship? SSS Using Taxpayer Money to Lobby for Its Survival CCW a couple of months ago that Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) had introduced legislation (H.R. 621) that would shut down the Selective Service System (SSS) and end draft...
CCW Wins: Dr. Beverly Reader
Dr. Beverly Reader Wins: CO discharged from Air Force with former board member as her attorney. On February 11, 2011, the Air Force notified Beverly Reader that it was discharging her as a conscientious objector. Beverly joined the Air Force in 2001, when she...
CCW wins: Nichole Naderman CO discharged from the Air Force
Nichole Naderman: CO discharged from the Air Force On March 22, one year after she first approached CCW for help, Nichole Naderman was informed that her application for discharge as a conscientious objector had been approved on Feb. 4. Nichole, whose family...