I was never in the military, but I was a Navy wife for many years and I’ve never seen anyone treated this way. Ok, that isn’t proof it didn’t happen, but I’ve known all faiths, no faith, all sorts.
There’s never been any pressure that I saw, not at all. The Army even allows/supports Wiccans, and yet this guy is treated this way? I doubt it, no, I don’t just doubt it, I flat don’t believe it.
My obsevations are anecdotal as well but this is the exact opposite of what I experienced. What I experienced was pretty much my first foray into PC hell. Lesbian AOIC who ran things for the nutless OIC. Sexual harrassment charges at he drop of a hat by civilian female employees. Tailhook, etc. I have never seen or talked to a service-member who thought the military was too religious and I was an athiest when in service.
My 6yrs experience in the Navy showed that very few were religious, I think that’s because on a carrier during VN, there wasn’t anything to really be afraid of.
It depends on the post. In this case it's the local chaplain's call. I've met chaplains who I count as some of the greatest people I've ever met, and they truly wanted to aid the spiritual needs of the soldiers, no matter what their beliefs. But then I've met others who used their position to proselytize their brand of Christianity and ignore or suppress anything else.