Date: March 5th, 2026 10:06 PM
Author: Noah Tannenbaum
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for
I am a (NCO rank withheld) in our unit. This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be
"afraid" as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our troops that this was "all part of God's divine plan" and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. He said that "President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth". He had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy. Our commander would probably be described as a "Christian First" supporter. He has been this way for a very long time and makes it clear that he desires all of us under him to become just like him as a Christian.
But what he did this morning was so toxic and over the line that it shocked many of us in attendance at the ops readiness briefing. Besides myself I am reaching out to MRFF on behalf of 15 fellow troops. I know you asked me about the religious views of our group who has requested help from the MRFF. I can only tell you that I am Christian and at least 10 of the others are also
Christians. One of the others is Jewish
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842154&forum_id=2],#49719729)