Posted: Nov 18, 2014 8:06 pm
I got a reply today, both from my company commander and the commander of the regional Home Guard battalions. It seems like there was an option to leave during the ceremony, but as I was assigned to tasks in the battalion staff, the officers responsible for informing me missed it, thinking I had already got the info about opting out. I accepted the apologies, but pointed out that it is better for teambuilding to have a secular ceremony where everyone can participate, than having a ceremony with a service where people of other persuasions may leave while it lasts.