bro i was just going to put the exact same comment.

Brother, if military chaplaincy doesn’t pan out for you, then I would suggest that you look into hospital or hospice chaplaincy. I’m a hospice chaplain. It’s a good ministry to be in. I’m looking to get into military chaplaincy. Hopefully I’ll know something soon. Blessings to you!

Often yes. I know several that do a Fri/Sat drill weekend, doing office work on Friday, and chaplain ministry to all the troops on Saturday.

Congrats BTW!!!

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you and you as well!

Key word: context. A wise man one said something along these lines, “Any Text outside of its Context becomes a Pretext for one’s Prooftext.”

Thanks!

Thank you for the encouragement brother! Very cool that you’re almost there. Don’t get discouraged at the road bumps; and I’ll be praying for you!

I did similar; I had a MA in Theology and Culture degree (48 cr.) from Northwest University, and transferred my degree to Southwestern Assemblies of God University’s MDiv program (72 cr). SAGU transferred 42 of the credits. You should be good, but I would double check, though, with your chaplain recruiter. And, yes, endorsers can be switched.

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Any tests required would take place through your recruitment process. I’m not sure there is a specific typing though.

Very cool!

The degrees need to be accredited. If you are concerned the school you are interested in may not qualify, contact a chaplain recruiter first. Blessings on the journey!

@@TheTattooedChap yeah I was gonna ask is there a website for that list somewhere? I’ll see what I can do. Last chaplain recruiter literally told me to not try and that was surprising and strange - maybe he was having a bad day?

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Sure! Shoot me an email: [email protected]

Great question! Chaplains are to be authentic to their own faith, and offer religious services according to their own faith tradition. For instance, if you end up having a Muslim patient, you are not expected to perform Muslim worship rites/services-that would be inappropriate for both the patient and you the provider. Rather, a chaplain offers what they can in the moment without transgressing their own faith, and connect the patient with a representative from their faith group for things you as a chaplain cannot. Chaplains are not expected to be or pretend to be universalist in their service nor belief (unless they are representing a universalist faith tradition). In this instance, I, as a conservative Christian can offer a listening ear, a human connection, and perhaps the patient would like me to pray with them. I would then find a local Imam or Muslim chaplain colleague, if the patient desired such a referral. Hope that helps.

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I’m not to sure about the Reserve side of things, but on AD it does get more competitive for the E7-E9 ranks compared to some other MOSs. I’d speak to you 56M at your BDE or DIV level to get a better understanding of the promotion potential in the Reserves.

Certainly! I still love the AG and have a ton of friends there. Shoot me an email: [email protected]

Good question! You will be licensed/ordained through your denomination/endorsing agent, and which allows you to be a full time minister in the military as a chaplain.

There are servers endorsing agents that provide endorsement for non-denominational or unaffiliated ministers. I think that would be the direction for you to go if there is not a Mennonite-specific endorser. I’d start looking at this list, work your way through the endorsers, look them up online, etc. prhome.defense.gov/M-RA/MPP/AFCB/Endorsements/

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Depends on the assignment/unit, but most chaplains/56Ms are assist a garrison ministry that provides services on the weekends. Typically, it is a rotational set up, i.e. one weekend a month. Also, you are often given a comp day for the weekends you do work-but that is not guaranteed.

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Greg rocks!!!

Hey! Great question. Age 42 for Active Duty, and age 47 for Reserves or National Guard. Blessings!

That is a great question! Currently there is unfortunately not one that I am tracking. I have sent/shared CONOPS, etc. to countless people over the last few years. There is also a FB group called the Chaplain Captains Network, where myself and others have posted some of their material.

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome! Are you thinking military chaplain or civilian chaplain?

Enjoy! I’ve been having fun with mine!

Amen brother!

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Great question! Not all! Most military chaplains are not board certified. Most join without being a board certified chaplain, and some later go through the process to become so, and many never do.