This is my personal story of struggling with my conscience during the time of conscription and the Vietnam War. Selected in the first ballot during 1965 I was a bewildered and confused nineteen-year-old. I was also morally outraged. I was outraged by Australia’s invasion of Vietnam. I was outraged at the very idea of conscription. I was aghast at the very thought of belonging to the military machine. I complied with the National Service Act and sought temporary deferment to complete university studies. Upon successful completion I applied to be registered as a conscientious objector based on my long held Christian pacifism. This is my story of what happened from 1965 until 1969, and how I narrowly avoided conviction and jail for at least two years. The book is dedicated to all men and women of conscience everywhere and from any time.