32 CFR § 1636.2 - The claim of conscientious objection.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1636.2"
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title: "32 CFR § 1636.2 - The claim of conscientious objection."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1636.2"
section_name: "The claim of conscientious objection."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1636"
part_name: "CLASSIFICATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "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."
cfr_part: "1636"
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# 1636.2 The claim of conscientious objection.

A claim to classification in Class 1-A-0 or Class 1-0, must be made by the registrant in writing. Claims and documents in support of claims may only be submitted after the registrant has received an order to report for induction or after the Director has made a specific request for submission of such documents. All claims or documents in support of claims received prior to a registrant being ordered to report for induction or prior to the Director's specific request for such documentation will be returned to the registrant and no file or record of such submission will be established.