
CASP
The (CASP) program enables draft-age men to do alternative service in case the U.S. government would issue a military draft.
The (CASP) program enables draft-age men to do alternative service in case the U.S. government would issue a military draft.
The Conservative Anabaptist Service Program (CASP) developed from this effort and launched its first pilot project in 2006.
After the Vietnam War, an alternative service program for conscientious objectors in America was no longer in place. This was unsettling to many conservative Anabaptist church leaders. They wondered what would happen to their young men if there would be another military draft in the United States. Some concerned brethren approached CAM in 2005 with… Read more
CAM’s Conservative Anabaptist Service Program is approved by the Selective Service System to provide alternative places of employment for conscientious objectors. Young men serve on pilot projects just as if the U.S. government activated a military draft.
What would happen to our young men if there would be another military draft in the United States? This unsettling question rested on the minds of many conservative Anabaptist church leaders. They contacted CAM about their concern, and in 2005 the Conservative Anabaptist Service Program (CASP) was established. CASP provides alternative places of employment that… Read more