[Perseverando]

Interestingly, Washington applied three times for a commission in the British army, and was declined on all three occasions.

American history would probably have been very different indeed had he received such a commission.

Washington didn't receive a commission in the British army because there is a God and His had was on George Washington from an early age, IMHO.

[Captain Walker]

That's an interesting theory.

If I thought the United States of America was bringing people closer to Him, I might give it some credence.