[vetvetdoug]

This Airman already has a problem with authority and with this action shows that he would be a liability to his mates and his officers. Without any belief or respect of a higher being, this arrogance becomes a liability to those charged with the duty of a superior. In an extremely stressful situation, he has no one with which to ask for comfort other than his own arrogance. If he were to lay dieing would he be afforded a chaplain to comfort him into passing? Even if one were to give a rock to a Pagan, the Pagan would take comfort in that the Earth would see him pass. The atheist has only himself.

The military is not for everyone, it works only if there is respect for authority and faith in others. What purpose does one get from refusing to say, so help me God? If one doesn't believe it then it doesn't mean a thing to go ahead and say it.

This man is a troublemaker and is not material to have others depend upon him for anything. This is my opinion.

[C19fan]

Those English Catholics were troublemakers for fighting for 150 years to remove oaths requiring them to deny Transubstantiation and stating other Catholic beliefs were “superstitious and idolatrous” in order to serve in the Royal Navy or British Army or hold any public office in the UK.