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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
Modern USA is basically a bad example for discussing conscription laws because it has not seen enemy boots stepping on its soil for a long, long time, and seems to believe that it won't need to consider such a scenario ever again. That tends to obscure who is and isn't protected from conscription (and how much). Still, even USA does seem to have the concept of protected classes as distinct from non-protected ones.
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As I recall from the days when I was nominally subject to it, you could be a "conscientious objector” on an entirely secular basis if you could convince the draft board you were sincere about it. This was in the US when compulsory draft registration was restarted. And I believe it is still in force for males 18-26. Theoretically enforced with fines and prison, but in practice with denial of student loans.