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In reply to the discussion: Airman denied reenlistment for refusing to say 'so help me God' [View all]sarge43
(28,959 posts)40. You don't do close reading well, do you.
Although airman/men is generic term for all Air Force personnel, officers do not enlist, let alone re. Secondly, enlisted personnel do not graduate from a service academy, such as the Point or the Springs. Finally, only officers can administer enlistment oaths/affirmations. Therefore, riding this logic train to the station, the referenced asshole is the jerk officer who made a BFD over four meaningless words and refused to let a noncom get back to work.
I agree, God has nothing to do with it.
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Airman denied reenlistment for refusing to say 'so help me God' [View all]
Ichingcarpenter
Sep 2014
OP
It's like a creeping cancer, out of sight and mind for many, but it's there and growing, and so
RKP5637
Sep 2014
#13
The words were included because they have a meaning to some. I resent that such
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#42