Lt. Alvin A. Rosenfeld, M.D. v. Rear Admiral Richard E. Rumble

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a Lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the United States Naval Reserve obligated to two years of active duty upon completion of his residency in psychiatry, seeks discharge by a writ of habeas corpus on conscientious objector grounds. The only issues raised by the Navy’s refusal to grant his application for discharge concern its determination that appellant’s response to questions posed by a hearing officer indicated that he was not opposed to participation in war in any form. Appellant is of Jewish upbringing and faith, and has been profoundly influenced by his…