Editing Conscientious objector (section)

==Conscientious objection in professional forces==
Only two European Union countries&nbsp;– Germany and the Netherlands – recognize the right to conscientious objection for contract and professional military personnel.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[War Resisters' International]] |title=Professional Soldiers and the Right to Conscientious Objection in the European Union |date=October 2008 |page=6 |url=http://wri-irg.org/pdf/eu-rtba2008update-en.pdf |access-date=2011-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118175710/http://wri-irg.org/pdf/eu-rtba2008update-en.pdf |archive-date=2012-01-18 }}</ref>

In the United States, military personnel who come to a conviction of conscientious objection during their tour of duty must appear in front of a panel of experts, which consists of psychiatrists, military chaplains and officers.

In Switzerland, the panel consists entirely of civilians, and military personnel have no authority whatsoever. In Germany, the draft has been suspended since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/|title=Aktuelle Nachrichten online|work=[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=August 2019}}