I Am a Conscientious Objector :: Example Personal Narratives

I Am a Conscientious Objector   I no longer wish to be a part of the military. I invite come to the conclusion that war is not the answer to any of the worlds problems. war is the failure of diplomacy and mindfulness.   Those are the words that led to my current problems. Sometimes, in a momentary state of weakness I curse myself for uttering those words. I had joined the National Guard wanting to make the costs of college a little easier on myself, and that had grown into the belief that I was doing my patriotic duty--I was combat for freedom and democracy, not only in my own state, but near the world. Now I have come to the conclusion that I erred in judgment. I believe that I allowed myself to be indoctrinated into a patriotic fantasyland where man and illusion were intertwined to create a mythological belief in my country and my service.   How did this drama begin? Some would say it began while I was exploitation up, surrounded by violent images in movies, video games, and the nightly news, and a certain stereotyping of what boys and men should be. This is not an illogical argument, but I dont theorize the violent images are the only factor. I was having problems at home and was feel for an escape. I thought that joining the service would give me an out to my--current problems--so I signed up for the National Guard (not wanting to make the regular commitment to the regular Army). This, Im afraid, constitutes the reasons many of my brothers and sisters have joined the ranks. My family dropped me of at the hotel on the eve of my departure to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. They were proud, happy, and sad at the same time.   multitude training is not really like they make it out to be on the TV commercials. Its extremely boring most of the time. The main nab phrase we often used between each other was, cannonball along up and wait, because that is what we seemed to be doing. Basically, for 90% of what we d id we had to wait for ten or twenty dollar bill other people to do it before and after us.