Should Citizens Refuse To Serve In The Military

Should citizens have the right to refuse to serve in the armed forces? The first military draft began in the year 1940. This occurred when president Roosevelt signed the selective training and service act. There were a total of 10 million men ''selected''. 10 million men who were chosen. These men had to go, they weren't there intentionally. I believe that citizens should have to right to refuse to serve in the armed forces because it can be very dangerous, traumatic, and against religious beliefs.

According to The US News "Military work is perhaps the country's oldest and most dangerous form of public service.'' Being in the armed forces can be very viperous if you are not mentally and physically fit. If you are one the chosen ones and you aren't set for it you can not outlive out there. The possibility of survival in one location may not be the same as in another. Soldiers are directed to different regions of the world where the risks are different. In other regions of the world the chances of you surviving can be very low. So since the armed forces is very risky you can not die and never come back home.
Post traumatic-stress disorder is what all those soldiers can get because of the armed forces. If you go at your own risk then you shouldn't get PTSD because you like what you are doing. But what can PTSD cause? It can cause all those faultless men to suffer from nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, and feeling emotionally numb. Not only that but you have a hard time to habituate to civilian life. All this hardship because the soldiers are elected. If civilians have the right to say no, then together we can put an end to all this traumatic situation. According to PEW research center ''Military service is dangerous ,difficult, demanding, and returning to civilian life poses challenges for the men who have