The organizations listed here offer help to veterans, people in the military, people thinking about joining, and those faced with Selective Service registration.

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Center on Conscience & War 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20009

web: www.centeronconscience.org e-mail: ccw@centeronconscience.org phone: (202) 483-2220

Good counsel for those in the military and for those considering enlistment or considering not registering with Selective Service. Their web page includes more information, especially about conscientious objection (CO) and a phone number to call for personal counseling.

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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 (see the web site for regional contacts)

web: www.afsc.org phone: (215) 241-7000

Good information about recruiting, enlistment and life in the military.

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Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (YANO) P.O. Box 230157 Encinitas, CA 92023
web: www.projectyano.org e-mail: projyano@aol.com phone: (760) 634-3604
Specializes in reaching young people of color and low-income youths who are disproportionately pushed into the military. Request a list of their excellent publications (in Spanish and English), or download them online.

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Committee Opposed to Militarism & the Draft (COMD) P.O. Box 15195 San Diego, CA 92175

web: www.comdsd.org e-mail: COMD@comdsd.org phone: (760) 753-7518

Some of the very best up-to-date information about draft legislation, recruitment and military practices.

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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) PO Box 65301 Washington, DC 20035-5301

web: www.sldn.org e-mail: sldn@sldn.org phone: (202) 328-3244 or (202) 328-FAIR

Gay & lesbian counseling and legal defense (help getting out or staying in).

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Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) National Office P.O. Box 355 Champaign, IL 61824-0355

web: www.vvaw.org e-mail: vvaw@vvaw.org phone: (773) 569-3520

Help for veterans and people now in the military. See “Vet Resources & Military Counseling” in the menu on their web site.

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Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) P.O. Box 3565 New York, NY 10008-3565 (see website for chapter locations)

web: www.ivaw.org e-mail: ivaw@ivaw.org phone: (646) 723-0989

Help for veterans and people now in the military, especially those who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, or are facing deployment there.

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Military Law Task Force, National Lawyers Guild 730 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95112

web: www.nlgmltf.org e-mail: info@mltf.info phone: (619) 463-2369

GI rights information and referrals to civilian attorneys for servicemembers.

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Military Counseling Network (MCN) web: www.mc-network.de or www.getting-out.de e-mail: mcn@dmfk.de phone: 0631-624 873 93 (in Germany)

GI rights counseling for servicemembers in Europe.

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GI Rights Network web: www.girightshotline.org nationwide, toll-free: (877) 447-4487 from overseas: (510) 535-1104 at the Resource Center for Nonviolence: (831) 359-0202

Information and counseling for servicemembers. Help for getting a discharge.

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