In the early years of the Islamic conquest of the Arabian peninsula and in the Fatah (Arab-Islamic invasion and conquest of the upper Middle East and the outside world), a Muslim concept was devised to achieve success against the enemy (non Muslims), Al-Taqiyah. Al-Taqiyah, from the verb Ittaqu, means linguistically dodge the threat. Politically it means simulate whatever status you need in order to win the war against the enemy ...
According to Al-Taqiyah, Muslims were granted the Shar'iyee right (legitimacy) to infiltrate the Dar el-Harb (war zone), infiltrate the enemy's cities and forums and plant the seeds of discord and sedition. These agents were acting on behalf of the Muslim authority at war, and therefore were not considered as lying against or denouncing the tenants of Islam.
They were "legitimate" mujahedeen, whose mission was to undermine the enemy's resistance and level of mobilization. One of their major objectives was to cause a split among the enemy's camp while downplaying the issues related to Islam ("Oh, I am not religious." "Oh, that is not Islam, you are mistaken, there is so much misinformation." "Oh, it is in the interpretation." "Brother, Islam is all about peace and love and music just like in the 60s.") In many instances, they convinced their targeted audiences that Jihad is not aimed at them, that indigenous people are not targeted. Meanwhile the (allegedly) "un Islamic" Muslims continued their attacks on the target's property and life (e.g. Lashkar-e Toyiba, Mujahideen and Osama Bin Laden's
declaration of war against innocent American civilians).
Well, fine. If these cadets attempt to "plant the seeds of discord and sedition," they'll be dismissed before they can cause any real harm. "Good order" and "discipline" are considered rather important in the military; "discord" and "sedition" are looked down upon. Either one is a quick way out of a training pipeline and off a zero-defect promotion list.
Do you guys really think the Army is so incompetent that thirty-something Muslim officers every year, out of a couple thousand commissions, are going to destroy the organization? The Army has survived mutinies and conspiracies much more threatening than this handful of Muslims (not that anyone has proven they are a greater threat than any other second lieutenant). When they can pull off something like Newburgh or the Business Plot -- or even a Tailhook -- let me know.