Roby v. United States Department of the Navy’s Empirical Analysis

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9 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. “Analysis 14 A conscientious objector has no constitutional or statutory right to be discharged from active service after voluntary enlistment. Roby v. United States Dep't of the Navy, 76 F.3d 1052 , 1055 (9th Cir.1996); Sanger v. Seamans, 507 F.2d 814 , 817 (9th Cir.1974); DeWalt v. Commanding Officer, 476 F.2d 440 , 442 (5th Cir.1973). Service members' rights to request conscientious objector status derive from military regulations. See Parisi v. Davidson, 405 U.S. 34 , 38 n. 2, 92 S.Ct. 815, 31 L.Ed.2d 17 (1972). The Department of Defense (”

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2. “some proof that is incompatible with the applicant's claim.”

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3. “whose position is sincere and deeply held,”

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