The government offers a straightforward answer in Title 10, which directs chaplains to conduct weekly worship services and perform burial rites. While accurate, this description is notably brief. In practice, each branch of the Armed Services expands upon these responsibilities in ways that reflect its unique culture and mission. When one considers the full scope …
Hoping to Hitch a Ride
On a training exercise with my medical unit in Northern Oregon, the troops were divided into two camps. Some of the personnel were at the Biak Training Center near Bend, while the others were more than two hundred miles away, at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center over on the Pacific Coast, not too far …
Flavors of Ministry: Life as a Chaplain
I learned that ministry takes many different flavors and provides many different opportunities. It made bringing God to Soldiers and Soldiers to God easier!!!
Funeral for a Clock
After I completed the Army Chaplain Basic Course, my first assignment was with a medical unit. While participating in a field training exercise at Camp Parks in California, it was hot, with temperatures over 110 degrees. I met with the First Sergeant one day, and he told me that one of his Soldiers died. When …
Military Chaplain Guide 