by Wayne Finegar | Oct 25, 2021 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, Peace
Conscientious Objectors Tell Their Stories This is an extended version of the article by Lenore Yarger, Quaker House counselor to the GI Rights Hotline, printed in our Fall 2021 newsletter, HomeFront. Kristofer Miller was a sergeant in Special Forces training at Ft....
by Wayne Finegar | Oct 9, 2021 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, Military
On June 8, 2021, we hosted a panel discussion with five amazing individuals. The recording is available below. Our GI Rights Hotline Counselors led a discussion with these five service members about the experiences that led them to apply for discharge as conscientious...
by Wayne Finegar | Jun 2, 2021 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, Military
Every month, Quaker House takes approximately 300 calls on the GI Rights Hotline from people having issues with military membership. These callers want help and information. Some seek discharge from the military because their consciences will not allow them to fight...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 17, 2020 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline
National Guard staging in Fayetteville, NC, in anticipation of protests after murder of George Floyd. Recently a young soldier called us from Ft. Benning, Georgia. Like many, he contracted the coronavirus during his first couple of weeks in basic training and was sent...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 13, 2020 | GI Rights Hotline, Peace, War and Use of Military Force
What gives us hope? This has been a tough time. As I write this, the presidential election in the United States has not officially come to a conclusion and the nine-day interval since Election Day has felt like a month, at least. COVID cases are beginning their...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 11, 2019 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, PTSD
Federal law defines a “veteran” as anyone who served on active duty and was not discharged or released dishonorably. A good many of the veterans who call the GI Rights Hotline on any given day aren’t the ones you probably heard appreciated on Veterans’ Day. Here’s a...
