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Really? I would. If the country I live in, and am a citizen of, is being invaded by a foreign power, I would take up arms, and defend my country, and my family and my neighbours. I wouldn't ever want to do it, but it would be a an easy choice. When countries declare war on another, atrocities are always committed. I would protect what is dear to me, as best as i could, because it would be something I believe in.
Bringing this back to monarchy, I would be a conscientious objector, if I had a president that ordered me to go abroad and kill people. Sadly, I don't think I would feel very different if our monarch had ordered it, but I would act differently. Its a very flawed personal argument, but there it is.