A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer. From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.

Gog and Magog all over again I guess. How many times is it now? At least twice, you think Christians would realize they’ve seen this one before.

Hegseth has been working overtime to normalize it, recruitment videos pairing the Lord’s Prayer with fighter jets. christian nationalism has always been part of the military but it’s a prereq now.

Mikey Weinstein from MRFF puts it bluntly: “Hegseth makes it clear, ‘Here’s the template that we want.’ That fully encourages one of those Christian nationalists, commanders and members of the chain of command—whether they believe it or not. They know it’s a way to get ahead, to try to rationalize [the mission]”

So when a commander stands in front of troops and says Trump is “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran,” they’re not operating in a vacuum. They’ve watched their Secretary of War do exactly that for months without consequence.

That said, well over 200 complaints across 50+ installations show it’s not isolated to a few weirdos. Hegseth’s project has given them permission to say the quiet part out loud.

https://mst.military.com/daily-news/2026/03/03/military-officers-accused-of-framing-iran-war-biblical-mandate.html

The complainants themselves are mostly Christians. They’re not objecting to faith in the military. They’re objecting to commanders using their rank to push specific apocalyptic theology.

Some of these commanders are genuine believers, Some are opportunists but at this point it’s a distinction without a difference, because the result is the same either way: troops being told it’s prophecy.

Considering most of the complaints are from formal briefings, it’s at least rampant in the command structure. Best case? We’re looking at years of investigations, reassignments, and quietly shuffling people out.

The only silver lining is Keg Breath is so uncharismatic that most of the top brass hate him specifically.