According to the Webster Dictionary, “a conscientious objector is a person who refuses to serve in the military because of moral or religious beliefs. Desmond Doss was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. He followed in his steps of his mother who was very spiritual. I think that Doss refuses to carry a gun because his father and brother-law-in had got into altercation. His mother got in between them and persuaded his father to her the gun before the police. Doss believe that his dad would kill them too. And from that day forward, he vowed never to carry a gun. (Conscientious Objector pdf.)
When his joined the Army, he wanted to be a medic. Since He refused to carry or use a weapon because it was against his religion,
When his joined the Army, he wanted to be a medic. Since He refused to carry or use a weapon because it was against his religion,