[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR1636.1]

[Page 328-329]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                  CHAPTER XVI--SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
 
PART 1636_CLASSIFICATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1636.1  Purpose; definitions.




Sec.
1636.1 Purpose; definitions.
1636.2 The claim of conscientious objection.
1636.3 Basis for classification in Class 1-A-0.
1636.4 Basis for classification in Class 1-0.
1636.5 Exclusion from Class 1-A-0 and Class 1-0.
1636.6 Analysis of belief.
1636.7 Impartiality.
1636.8 Considerations relevant to granting or denying a claim for 
          classification as a conscientious objector.
1636.9 Types of decisions.
1636.10 Statement of reasons for denial.

    Authority: Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et 
seq.; E.O. 11623.

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    Source: 47 FR 4655, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) The provisions of this part govern the consideration of a claim 
by a registrant for classification in Class 1-A-0 (Sec. 1630.11 of this 
chapter), or Class 1-0 (Sec. 1630.17 of this chapter).
    (b) The definitions of this paragraph shall apply in the 
interpretation of the provisions of this part:
    (1) Crystallization of a Registrant's Beliefs. The registrant's 
becoming conscious of the fact that he is opposed to participation in 
war in any form.
    (2) Noncombatant Service. Service in any unit of the Armed Forces 
which is unarmed at all times; any other military assignment not 
requiring the bearing of arms or the use of arms in combat or training 
in the use of arms.
    (3) Noncombatant Training. Any training which is not concerned with 
the study, use, or handling of arms or other implements of warfare 
designed to destroy human life.