32 CFR § 1636.1 - Purpose; definitions.

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title: "32 CFR § 1636.1 - Purpose; definitions."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1636.1"
section_name: "Purpose; definitions."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1636"
part_name: "CLASSIFICATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451  E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 4655, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1636.1 Purpose; definitions.

(a) The provisions of this part govern the consideration of a claim by a registrant for classification in Class 1-A-0 (§ 1630.11 of this chapter), or Class 1-0 (§ 1630.17 of this chapter).

(b) The definitions of this paragraph shall apply in the interpretation of the provisions of this part:

(1) *Crystallization of a Registrant's Beliefs.* The registrant's becoming conscious of the fact that he is opposed to participation in war in any form.

(2) *Noncombatant Service.* Service in any unit of the Armed Forces which is unarmed at all times; any other military assignment not requiring the bearing of arms or the use of arms in combat or training in the use of arms.

(3) *Noncombatant Training.* Any training which is not concerned with the study, use, or handling of arms or other implements of warfare designed to destroy human life.