"how did you all of you anti-birthers feel about the conscientious objectors? the same? i did."
REAL "conscientious objectors" are cool, so say I, a man very proud of 22 years of military service.
There are (at least) two catagories of real conscientious objectors.
One type will NEVER be in the military to begin with. If the Objector has any brains, they don't try to argue against using military force for taking out violent dictators (a good act in and of itself), but they just can't bear taking part in violence, even if in a support function.
The second type of Conscientious Objectors do join the military. The second type can't bear to PERSONALLY pull a trigger, but they are willing to do jobs like combat medic (one of the most extreme risk jobs in the military, balls of titanium steel required....).
IF REAL, a conscientious objector does NOT object to jobs that involve personal risk and possible horrible death (They could be a fire fighter).
FAKE conscientious objectors talk of "illegal wars", or "birth certificates"
I've given advice to many kids thinking of joining the military. I always start with the NEGATIVES, and tell them that if they can't get past the negatives, then stay out. One negative is that the soldier NEVER is the one to decide if a war is "legal", not even if the soldier has 4 stars on his soldier. Heck, even if the soldier KNOWS for 100% sure that it is illegal, you go, and do your job, even if that involves pulling triggers. HAVING SAID THAT, I also cover My Lai and Lt Callay. ALL soldiers, even if they have only one stripe are REQUIRED, by U.S. military law to DISOBEY and REPORT illegal orders.
Orders to deploy and conquor are NEVER "illegal Orders"
Orders to shoot unresisting non-threating non-combatants are ALWAYS illegal orders. (I give the example of Hugh Thompson as the proper response to 'real' illegal orders.....)