Soldiers life threatened by his own side.

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Obviously the US army is not a place of soldiery.

That's because the main recruits come from our economically depressed areas, namely the Bible belt.

As such, the military at times cannot decide if it wants to invoke the super human "Onwards Christian Soldiers" ideology or not.

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I'm not at all surprised. The issue has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with conformity. Combat troops MUST feel they can trust their comrades with their life. The simplest way (lots of grunts are REALLY thick) is shared world views,beliefs and values. The range of tolerated variation is very narrow.

Yes. That is how it works.

The young soldier in this thread is an idiot,the behavior of his comrades predictable.

Their behavior is at fault and the CO is at fault for letting his men get out of control.

The young soldier should not be blamed for anything but spreading chaos, which admittedly is quite toxic in military environments. But there should and most likely are protocols for dealing with a disruptive influence.

But can you really hold him responsible for the unprofessional behavior of his peers?

I think not.

Also, if these soldiers are so goddamn unprofessional around an atheist, how are they going to react in a Muslim country?