@Raphiel;
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.
In the army,anyone asked me, I was Catholic. That didn't mean I went to church,nobody in my platoon ever did, but I fitted in. I kept any 'controversial views' to myself. That I should not have had to is irrelevant on the ground. A conscript,my attitude was too keep my head down and be invisible.Did my 2 years as comfortably as I could. I was NEVER charged with any offence,not even in basic training , and was never involved in a fight..
The young soldier in this thread is an idiot,the behavior of his comrades predictable.
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.
In the army,anyone asked me, I was Catholic. That didn't mean I went to church,nobody in my platoon ever did, but I fitted in. I kept any 'controversial views' to myself. That I should not have had to is irrelevant on the ground. A conscript,my attitude was too keep my head down and be invisible.Did my 2 years as comfortably as I could. I was NEVER charged with any offence,not even in basic training , and was never involved in a fight..
The young soldier in this thread is an idiot,the behavior of his comrades predictable.
