Enlisting In The Air Force

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After an airman was unable to complete his reenlistment because he omitted the part of a required oath that states “so help me God,” the Air Force changed its instructions for the oath. Following a review of the policy by the Department of Defense “So help me God” are words that have long accompanied oaths taken by members of the United States Armed Forces, but one branch has revised their guidelines to make the phrase optional. The change stems from an Air Force airman not being able to The Air Force says airmen will now be allowed to omit the words “so help me God” from its enlistment oath – marking a change in policy that is being affirmed by both atheist and religious liberty groups. The decision comes after an airman at Creech The US Air Force is backing off its requirement that airmen say "so help me God" in their enlistment oath following a challenge from an atheist sergeant who refused to recite the phrase. “We take any instance in which Airmen report concerns regarding Right then and there, Bates knew he wanted to enlist in the military. He made it official Wednesday, signing a letter of intent to play football at the Air Force Academy. "It's everything I wanted," said Bates, who was nominated for appointment by U.S. Rep. The Air Force has nixed a requirement that all airmen who take the enlistment oath recite the words “so help me God,” the military branch said Wednesday. Previously, the Air Force allowed airmen to nix the words from their oath, but removed that option .

"Numerous cases affirm that atheists have the right to omit theistic language from enlistment or reenlistment contracts." According to USA Today, Air Force Instruction 36-2606 says all airmen must take the active-duty oath of enlistment that ends with "so Air Force members once again have the option of omitting the phrase “so help me God” from their enlistment and appointment oaths. The service joins the other three military branches in making the phrase optional for its service members, a practice it (Newser) – The Air Force says it will now allow men and women taking a service oath to omit the words "so help me God" since an airman in Nevada was recently refused re-enlistment after striking out the words on his paperwork. "We take any instance in The U.S. Air Force is allowing airman to scrub "so help me God" from their enlistment oath if they choose to do so. CNN JUST IN: U.S.Air Force ends mandatory "So help me God" part of enlistment oath — Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) September 17, 2014 The .