Avoiding War Service a Minor Problem for Military
The all-voluntary military handles many fewer cases of conscientious objectors today than it did during the Vietnam era, when a draft was in place. During Vietnam, as many as 50,000 Americans fled to Canada to escape the war. Current numbers are in the hundreds.
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