Finnish conscription pt.4: Reserve objectors and problems with the system
My plan was to stay away from Finnish conscription for a bit longer, but turns out a few topics I was planning to write about are a bit more complex than I thought. So, just to get something done, let's take a look at one more problem regarding the Finnish military, namely reserve objectors. I already briefly mentioned these people in a previous post on this topic, but let's go a bit deeper this time. Reserve objectors are people who after finishing their military service and becoming a part of the reserves, decide that they don't want to be in the reserves anymore. In order to leave the reserves, you have to complete a form of additional service, after which you are officially recognized as a conscientious objector and you're exempt from military service under all circumstances.Their motivations vary from person to person. Some develop anti-war views later in life, while some leave just because they got a call up to refreshment training at an inconvenient time and ca...