Overview
- MRFF reports more than 200 complaints since Saturday from personnel across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force, spanning over 40 units at roughly 50 installations.
- Anonymized accounts describe briefings where commanders cited the Book of Revelation and told troops the campaign was part of a divine plan linked to Armageddon.
- One complaint from an NCO says a commander claimed President Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.”
- Complainants say the religious framing violates constitutional and UCMJ limits, damages morale and cohesion, and creates propaganda risks that MRFF calls a national security concern.
- The Pentagon did not directly address the allegations in responses to reporters, while coverage links the climate to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s public religiosity and prayer initiatives.