Tag Archive: Navy

Jul 22 2012

Navy veteran sacrificed his life to save another in Aurora

remembering jon blunk navy veteran hero

The Associated Press just put out a blast profiling many of the victims of Friday’s massacre in Aurora, CO. One of the first things I noticed in the initial reporting was that two Air Force personnel were accounted for, but one Navy service member was still missing. I kept hoping for this to be clarified …

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Jul 18 2012

Navy atheist’s epic win against “so help me god”

Reenlistment Contract - no help me god

I’ve been privately asked a few times how to deal with re-enlistment oaths, and that tricky “so help me god.” This is how. I had a run-in with an E9 who worked at Reserve Forces Command for my last reenlistment.  MY command was very understanding of atheism and accepted my wishes to change “So Help …

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Apr 25 2012

Trolls really are ‘misplacing’ the 1st issue of atheist magazine!

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Unfortunately… I was right. My wife checked the Fort Bragg area Barnes and Noble around 3 PM. The clerk couldn’t find any of the three copies they had in their inventory. My wife left empty handed. Later that night (7PM), the new acting president of the Military Atheists & Secular Humanists at Fort Bragg (MASH …

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Apr 25 2012

Atheist magazine now at 247 Barnes & Nobles, help counter-troll!

american atheists magazine

Navy veteran and American Atheists Communication Director, Blair Scott posted this on the American Atheists website: Today the American Atheist Magazine, a publication of American Atheists, Inc. is now available in the magazine stands at 247 Barnes & Noble Bookstores and Bookworld Stores nationwide! This is the first time ever that the word ATHEIST has been …

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Apr 13 2012

Nightly ‘non-sectarian’ prayer aboard USS Abraham Lincoln in Hebrew?

I’ve been screaming that there is no such thing as ‘non-sectarian’ prayer for years. There is no universal method of prayer, and many religions don’t even have such a thing. Still, the conventional wisdom in the military is that as long as you don’t say “Jesus” it’s somehow legal for them to pray at you …

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Apr 07 2012

Navy atheist came out of the closet on Good Friday

navy atheist stands up to be counted

Over the last three weeks I’ve been hammering home the importance of identifying as an atheist on your records. Most atheists in the military are still under the false impression that it’s not allowed. Most of us were told that “No Religious Preference” is all we can get. That hasn’t been true for at least a …

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Mar 21 2012

Military A-Week: How to put ATHEIST on your records (all branches)

Army Reg 680-29 proof you can select ATHEIST

Yesterday I told you why it was IMPORTANT to stand up and be counted as an “ATHEIST” and not a “NO-REL-PREF”. Today, I’m going to tell you how. Army: Walk in to your unit’s S-1 office. Ask them to update your ERB or ORB. Tell them you want to fix your religious preference. Tell them you …

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Mar 10 2012

Marine Corps: How to get into heaven no matter how many sins are committed

Stop the unofficial policy of: "Don't pray?... DON'T SAY!"

David Silverman, President of American Atheists, forwarded this to me. People need to read this. I wish to detail my experiences over the past 10 years of consistent and continual harassment and religious indoctrination thoughout my military career. In June of 2001, I left for recruit training at MCRD San Diego. During recruit training, church …

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Feb 25 2012

Navy atheist required to pray, say “Amen”, and feign hatred of atheists

Aron Ra is a prominent atheist on YouTube, and also the new Texas State Director for American Atheists. He and Thunderf00t, and the rest of the gang at the Magic Sandwich Show had me on as a guest just recently. It prompted an anonymous sailor to write in to Aron Ra, who forwarded it to …

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Dec 23 2011

Navy ship’s Christmas party fundraiser lead to the Navy’s “1st gay kiss” photo

Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va. Gaeta's ship returned from 80 days at sea on Wednesday.

Apparently, there is a tradition involving a raffle with an interesting prize: first person off the ship!  Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, an ‘out’ lesbian, won the raffle shortly before returning from 80 days at sea on Wednesday. (Brian J. Clark/The Virginian-Pilot/AP) This photograph captured an amazing moment at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek …

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