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Conscientious objection does not exempt a Marine from active military service. However, to preclude a conflict between the needs of the service and the necessity to respect an individual's religious training and beliefs, no person with beliefs or convictions which would interfere with unrestricted assignments, regardless of Selective Service System classification, will be accessed into the Marine Corps.

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