---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 1636.1"
title: "32"
number: "1636.1"
heading: "Purpose; definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/1636.1"
---

# §1636.1. Purpose; definitions.

- (a) The provisions of this part govern the consideration of a claim by a registrant for classification in Class 1-A-0 ([§ 1630.11](/cfr/32/1630.11.md) of this chapter), or Class 1-0 ([§ 1630.17](/cfr/32/1630.17.md) of this chapter).
- (b) The definitions of this paragraph shall apply in the interpretation of the provisions of this part:
  - (1) **Crystallization of a Registrant's Beliefs.** The registrant's becoming conscious of the fact that he is opposed to participation in war in any form.
  - (2) **Noncombatant Service.** Service in any unit of the Armed Forces which is unarmed at all times; any other military assignment not requiring the bearing of arms or the use of arms in combat or training in the use of arms.
  - (3) **Noncombatant Training.** Any training which is not concerned with the study, use, or handling of arms or other implements of warfare designed to destroy human life.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.; E.O. 11623.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 4655, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted.