Yeah, genre standards, lol. I’ve never understood the appeal. In this case ( like so many others) facts are even better than fiction, so why bother? The development and growth of any new religion in a society is already one of the more implausible events in human experience ( despite its regularity, the devil being in the details).
It would probably help to hear what the op considers the most compelling details and how they fit to support the authors narrative, though.
It would probably help to hear what the op considers the most compelling details and how they fit to support the authors narrative, though.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!