Draft evasion

Draft evasion is any attempt to escape a government-forced legal requirement to serve in the military forces of one's nation. Sometimes draft evasion involves refusing to work with the military draft laws (formally known as conscription laws) of one's nation.

Illegal draft evasion is said to have characterized every military conflict of the 20th and 21st centuries. Such evasion is generally considered to be a criminal offense.^[1] On the other hand, there is evasion out of religious or ethical beleif called conscientious objector.

Draft Evasion Media

Anti-draft meeting held by women in New York City, 1917
US Secretary of War Newton Baker drawing the first number in the World War I draft lottery, 1917
Tribunal for conscientious objectors in Britain during World War II
Bust photographic portrait of Muhammad Ali in 1967.* * World Journal Tribune photo by Ira Rosenberg.
In 1863, anti-draft riots broke out in New York City.
Anti-conscription march in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 1917
Rock star Aviv Geffen is one of several Israeli entertainers who have encouraged draft evasion.
Draft registration office near Moscow. In the mid-2010s, half of all eligible Russians called up were reported to be evading service.
Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War. By 2016, 70,000 draft evaders had fled Syria, while others remained undetected inside it.
Parody of Confederate troops forcing a pro-Union Southerner (left foreground) and other reluctant Southerners to comply with the Confederate draft, c. 1862.

Notes

↑ Beare, Margaret E., ed. (2012). Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime and Justice. Sage Publications, p. 110 ("Draft Dodging" entry). ISBN 978-1-4129-9077-6.

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[Beare-1] Beare, Margaret E., ed. (2012). Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime and Justice. Sage Publications, p. 110 ("Draft Dodging" entry). ISBN 978-1-4129-9077-6.

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