 Of the more than 72,000 men registering as conscientious objectors (CO), nearly 52,000 received CO status.Of these, over 25,000 entered the military in noncombatant roles, another 12,000 went to civilian work camps, and nearly 6,000 went to prison.The second peacetime draft began with passage of the Selective Service Act of 1948 after the STSA expired.