General Discussion

The MRFF (the military religious freedom foundation) and military.com are good sources of military news.

I am not American, but I am from a military family and so I have some affection for the military proper (as opposed to defense contracting, which I consider a mercenary scourge more than not..no personal stake, but monetizing war).

My dad is a retired military vet (Indian Navy). He is very patriotic and a man of mild but deep personal faith. He definitely considers himself a Hindu, and he likes some people who are in the BJP.

But he is never insane or dogmatic. You lose him anytime you do things that are not truly in the military’s/the nation’s/his interests.

He is a classic conservative I suppose, but he is never a fool.

Dad is shrewd enough to be wary anytime this sort of religious muscle flexes itself. He also doesn’t care for solipsistic narcissism with scant regard for the actual men and women whose lives are being put on the line.

He has fought in a war so he doesn’t see war as a game. Lack of discipline and dress-up kayfabe would not impress dad.

This is madness:

https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/