{"id":36509,"date":"2013-07-04T16:59:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T20:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36509"},"modified":"2013-07-04T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T20:59:08","slug":"pv2-christopher-munoz-war-i-could-go-to-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36509","title":{"rendered":"PV2 Christopher Munoz: War? I could go to war?"},"content":{"rendered":"

KXXV-TV<\/a> reports that a young soldier who just enlisted this year is filing for Conscientious Objector status days before his unit is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan; <\/p>\n

Munoz applied for a C.O. discharge on June 25, 2013, but the process can take anywhere from 6 to 8 months to complete.<\/p>\n

Munoz is scheduled to deploy within the next week even though he has made it clear to his commanders that he is not willing to go to war.<\/p>\n

Munoz’s wife, Breanna, says that he joined the Army to provide for his family including his 3-year-old daughter, Julissa, and that after his basic training ended in April, his beliefs and attitude toward the idea of being in combat completely changed.<\/p>\n

“After he got out of basic, once I was able to start talking to him again, he just seemed really different and had a different attitude about the army and everything versus when he went in, and, once he got here, we found out that he was going to be deployed and everything just kind of got more real, and he just felt like he couldn’t do it,” Breanna said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

First of all, reporter people, there is no Private Second Class rank in the Army. You’d think a journalist in an Army town would know that. Yeah, and who would have thought that joining the Army in 2013 would result in a deployment to war?<\/p>\n

Munoz is being supported by multiple war-resistant groups, and an online petition has been set up to show him support with that petition currently having 164 signatures. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, yeah, Under the Hood<\/a> found a cause…finally.<\/p>\n

It is important for his command to understand that people support his freedom of conscience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Call me cynical, but if a couple of months in BCT and AIT didn’t turn him against the war, but a few months with his wife did, it’s probably not his conscience that’s bothering him. Yeah, I’m pretty sure the Army doesn’t want the marshmallow any more, either. But let’s call it like it is.<\/p>\n

The good news is that he may end up in jail – guess who is representing him; <\/p>\n

\u201cIf deployed, PV2 Munoz will be at significant risk for harassment by his fellow soldiers since he will effectively be a \u2018dead weight\u2019 on the unit. Despite these very real risks, PV2 Munoz\u2019s command has said that a delay of his deployment will not be considered,\u201d said James M. Branum, an attorney who represents PV2 Munoz.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, Branum manages to get every single one of his clients locked up, so there is hope for justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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