Members of Bermudians Against the Draft yesterday lost their bid to be considered conscientious objectors of the Bermuda Regiment.Four men appeared before the Exemption Tribunal in their latest attempt to avoid two years of service in the Island's armed forces.For the last four years BAD has campaigned against Bermuda's conscription laws, taking their fight all the way to the UK's Privy Council.The Exemption Tribunal was delayed 45 minutes while they waited for James Famous to arrive at the Anglican Cathedral Hall, however panel chairwoman Cheryl-Ann Mapp said they would have to start without him as the other three members of BAD, Shaki Easton and brothers Tekle and Seth Ming, were already in attendance.In November Mr Easton, a plumber from St. George's, told the tribunal he should not be made to serve in the Regiment because of the “inevitable” sexual and verbal abuse he would suffer. The Bermuda Regiment has repeatedly denied the claims of abuse.Tekle Ming, 28, an air conditioning and refrigeration technician from Hamilton Parish, said he objected to forced labour but did not elaborate further.Ms Mapp told their lawyer, Eugene Johnston: “The panel is not satisfied that Mr Easton and Tekle Ming should be considered conscientious objectors.”The panel did not make a ruling on Seth Ming or Mr Famous.Ms Mapp said because the two have not physically shown up at the Regiment the tribunal did not have the remit to decide if they can be conscientious objectors.Mr Johnston, who has represented the BAD members, gave notice that he was lodging an appeal of the tribunal's findings with the Governor.Speaking after the hearing Mr Johnston said they were not surprised by the outcome and that it was one more step in the process. The next step, he said, was a February Supreme Court hearing regarding the tribunal's makeup.Next month, the Supreme Court will hear from three other BAD members, Jamel Hardtman and brothers Larry Jr and Lamont Marshall, who claim their constitutional right to be protected from inhuman treatment will be breached if they have to do military service.They have also claimed the tribunal is biased and they should have been considered conscientious objectors.In May last year, the Privy Council, Bermuda's highest court of appeal, rejected BAD's claim that the Island's male-only draft was discriminatory under the Human Rights Act.Bermuda Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal previously dismissed the same claim.A Bermuda Regiment spokesman said the four men were not on the list for tomorrow's Recruit Camp.