Daily spiritual struggles, constant challenges to a Christian’s faith, the potential for persecution, lawsuits and attacks that restrict religious faith: with so many negatives, why would any Christian even want to be in the military?
Many of the articles on this website deal with the pessimistic aspects of trying to be an authentic Christian in a sometimes immoral fighter pilot world. This was a somewhat zealous attempt to “set straight” any “starry-eyed” would-be fighter pilots, though it may have neglected to consider those who honestly know very little (good or bad) about the fighter pilot world. A dearth of positive articles may lead some to believe that there isn’t any good in being a fighter pilot, or that there’s no respectable reason for a Christian to be in the military at all. That couldn’t be further from the truth. There are awesome and positive things about being a fighter pilot, and the military even has aspects that make it desirable as a Christian career. Read more