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The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army is the head of the Army Chaplaincy. The position was created to better organize the corps. The current Chief of Chaplains is Chaplain (Major General) William Green, Jr., who became the United States Army's 26th Chief of Chaplains on 5 December 2023. [7]
The Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC) was the center for training of United States military chaplains, located at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Co-located on the AFCC campus were: the United States Army Chaplain Center and School, the United States Naval Chaplaincy School and Center, and the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps ...
The only exception to the Staff Specialist Corps branch insignia is the Chaplain Candidate. Chaplain Candidates wear a similar insignia consisting of an open book, two laurel branches crossed at the stems with a shepherd’s crook. Chaplain Candidates were transitioned from the Staff Specialist Branch to the Chaplain Branch which left the ...
Rather than go through basic training, chaplains and chaplain candidates attend the 12-week Chaplain Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Jackson, according to the Army.
The US Army, Air Force, and Navy (as a component of the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps is supplied by US Navy chaplains) require an 'ecclesiastical endorsement' from the candidate's faith group (which in the case of the Navy must be one registered with the Department of Defense).
A Roman Catholic army chaplain celebrating a Mass for Union soldiers and officers during the American Civil War (1861–1865). United States military chaplains hold positions in the armed forces of the United States and are charged with conducting religious services and providing counseling for their adherents. As of 2011, there are about 2,900 ...
[7]: 165, 190 He sought to recruit more chaplains from underrepresented groups, such as Catholics, women, and minorities. Under his tenure, the program for training seminarians was renamed to the Chaplain Candidate program. [7]: 169 He also pushed to modernize the chaplaincy corps to use up-to-date computer and software systems.
09G Army National Guard (ARNG) on Active Duty Medical Hold; 09H US Army Reserve (USAR) on Active Duty Medical Hold; 09J GED Completion Program; 09M March 2 Success; 09N Nurse Corps Candidate; 09R Simultaneous MBR Program; 09S Commissioned Officer Candidate; 09T College Student Army National Guard Officer Program