How long does it take to train an Army?

[William F. Owen]

I'm just curious how you go about addressing B), where religious beliefs and traditions are ordered out of the discussion through an appeal to some system of logic. That might be a little easier said or assumed, than done.

For sure! Don't even get me started on trying apply secular science and logic to people with deep seated irrational religious beliefs.

What I was originally referring to was what I call "crippling beliefs." If religious soldier thinks the response to an weapons stoppage is prayer alone, then you have a problem.

Many very good soldiers are deeply religious. Their religion tends to be an enabler, not a crutch or substitute for training.