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aaaaaaaaaaaeness and efficiency of the Army. However, requests by personnel for qualification as a conscientious objector after entering military service will not be favorably considered when these requests are— (1) Based on a claim of conscientious objection that existed and satisfied the requirements for classification as a conscientious objector according to section 6(j) of the Military Selective Service Act, as amended (50 USC, App 456(j)), and other provisions of law when such a claim was not presented before dispatch of the notice of induction, enlistment, or appointment. Claims based on conscientious objection growing out of experiences before entering military service, however, which did not become fixed until after the person’s entry into the service, will be considered. (2) Based solely on conscientious objection claimed and denied on their merits by the Selective Service System before induction when application under this regulation is based on substantially the same grounds, or supported by substantially the same evidence, as the request that was denied under the Selective Service System. Refusal to reopen a person’s classification, under the Selective Service System, after his or her entry into service does not have any significance on the merits of a registrant’s claim. If views are expressed under the Selective Service System concerning the merits of the claim of a registrant whose beliefs have crystallized after dispatch of his or her induction notice, in connection with a refusal to reopen his or her classification, such expressions must be given no consideration. (3) Based solely upon policy, pragmatism, or expediency....