[And2TheRepublic]

as someone whos been there, i can say that some people in the chain of command do try and force it on you which just pisses everyone off.

almost everyone is a christian, but we dont want it force fed to us. nor do we like mandatory church time either.

it definitely happens. more than you think.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"it definitely happens. more than you think."

I know this woman in the article seems to have been in the Army and I'm not sure what branch of service you were in. In the Marines, there is a procedure called requesting mast. That is the ability to jump the chain of command to speak to a CO up the chain about something going on at the unit. Obviously if you do this and it's something stupid, you'll be in a world of pooh. However, something like a unit commander forcing people to attend religious observances or ostracizing non religious people would be a valid reason to do a request mast. That's what should happen in the Marine Corps.

[MEGoody]

. . .as someone whos been there, i can say that some people in the chain of command do try and force it on you which just pisses everyone off.

There are also probably some unbelievers in the chain of command who mock people of faith. It has nothing to do with the armed services, but with the individuals involved in the situation. People are people, no matter where you are.