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The Army Chaplain....

10/28/2010 1Chaplain (MAJ) Daniel S. Oh765-0249


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Task Inform leaders and stimulate

conversation about the chaplain and chaplain

assistant in the U.S. Army

Conditions Leaders in one room, ready to

ask questions of a chaplain

Standards1. Build a good understanding of

the chaplaincy 2. Help Americas treasure, hersons and daughters 3. Answer your questions

well

Terminal Learning Objectives


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Serving God and Country as a US Army Chaplain

Priest,

Pastor,

Minister,

Imam,

and Rabbi.

http://www.goarmy.com/chaplain/index.jsp


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Who Are They?

What Do They Do?

Who Do They Serve?

How Do They Become Chaplains?

What is the Commander and ChaplainRelationship?

Commanders, I am Subject to Your Questions?

Select Agenda


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From 1775to Vietnam

to Iraq

to ????

Who Are They

American HistoryPopular Culture (film and literature)

US Constitution Free Exercise

Diversity (religion, ethnic, gender, cultural)

American Communities of Faith


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In Washingtons own words The Honorable Continental Congress having been pleased

to allow a Chaplain to each Regiment, with the pay ofThirty-Three Dollars and one third dollars pr month - The

Colonels or commanding officers of each regiment aredirected to procure Chaplains accordingly; persons of goodCharacters and exemplary lives - To see that all inferiorofficers and soldiers pay them a suitable respect and attendcarefully upon religious exercises. The blessing and

protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but

especially so in times of public distress and danger -TheGeneral hopes and trusts, that every officer and man, willendeavor so to live, and act as becomes a Christian Soldierdefending the dearest Rights and Liberties of his country. .


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Minding our own business

Chaplains are concerned with thewell beings of the Soul.

Chaplains business is to take care ofSOULdiers.

You are a soul. You have a bodytemporarily. Walter M. Miller Jr.


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For God and Country


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Recent Statistics

Total Chaplains CY 05PROTESTANT 1240

CATHOLIC 101

JEWISH ORTHODOX 6

ISLAMIC 6

TOTAL 1361


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Recent Statistics

Average Ages

PROTESTANT 45

CATHOLIC 53 JEWISH 42

ORTHODOX 41

ISLAMIC 40


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US Soldiers (Faiths)

Protestant 600000Catholic 275000

Total Christians 875000

Atheist 700Buddhist 2100

Hindu 350

Jewish 4000

Muslim 3500

Other 6000

No Preference 225000

Unknown 140000


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World Religion Demographics, 2001

Christianity: 2.1 billion

Islam: 1.3 billion

Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/

Atheist: 1.1 billion

Hinduism: 900 million

Chinese traditional: 394 millionBuddhism: 376 million

primal-indigenous: 300 million

African Traditional &

Diasporic: 100 million

Sikhism: 23 million

Juche: 19 million

Spiritism: 15 millionJudaism: 14 million

Baha'i: 7 million

Jainism: 4.2 million

Shinto: 4 million

*Demographics from Adherents.com


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Religious Bodies of the World with at

Least 1 Million Adherents, 2001

Religious Body Number of Adherents

Catholic Church 1,100,000,000

Sunni Islam 1,000,000,000

Eastern Orthodox Church 225,000,000

Jinja Honcho 83,000,000

Anglican Communion 76,000,000

Assemblies of God 50,000,000

Ethiopian Orthodox Church 35,000,000

Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) 27,400,000

Iglesia ni Cristo (based in the Philippines) 27,000,000

Sikhism 23,000,000

Juche (North Korea) 19,000,000

Seventh-day Adventist Church 16,811,519

Southern Baptist Convention 16,000,000

Jehovah's Witnesses 15,597,746

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 12,275,822

United Methodist Church 11,708,887

Soka Gakkai 11,000,000



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Top Twenty Religions in the United States, 2001(self-identification, ARIS)


Religion

1990 Est.

Adult Pop.

2001 Est.

ADULT Pop.

2004 Est.

TotalPop.

% of U.S. Pop.,

2000

% Change

1990 - 2000

Christianity 151,225,000 159,030,000 224,437,959 76.5% +5%

Nonreligious/Secular 13,116,000 27,539,000 38,865,604 13.2% +110%

Judaism 3,137,000 2,831,000 3,995,371 1.3% -10%

Islam 527,000 1,104,000 1,558,068 0.5% +109%

Buddhism 401,000 1,082,000 1,527,019 0.5% +170%

Agnostic 1,186,000 991,000 1,398,592 0.5% -16%

Atheist 902,000 1,272,986 0.4%

Hinduism 227,000 766,000 1,081,051 0.4% +237%

Unitarian Universalist 502,000 629,000 887,703 0.3% +25%

Wiccan/Pagan/Druid 307,000 433,267 0.1%

Spiritualist 116,000 163,710 0.05%

Native American Religion 47,000 103,000 145,363 0.05% +119%

Baha'i 28,000 84,000 118,549 0.04% +200%

New Age 20,000 68,000 95,968 0.03% +240%

Sikhism 13,000 57,000 80,444 0.03% +338%

Scientology 45,000 55,000 77,621 0.02% +22%

Humanist 29,000 49,000 69,153 0.02% +69%

Deity (Deist) 6,000 49,000 69,153 0.02% +717%

Taoist 23,000 40,000 56,452 0.02% +74%Eckankar 18,000 26,000 36,694 0.01% +44%

Top Twenty Religions in the United States, 2001


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Catholic

Baptist

Methodist/Wesleyan

Lutheran

Presbyterian

Pentecostal/Charismatic

Episcopal

LDS/MormonChurches of Christ

Congregational/UCC

Jehovah's Witness

US Demographics Christian (2001)



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Largest Denominational Families in U.S., 2001Denomination

1990 Est.

Adult Pop.

2001 Est.

Adult Pop.

2004 Est.

TotalPop.

Est. % of U.S. Pop.,

2001

% Change

1990 - 2001

Catholic 46,004,000 50,873,000 71,796,719 24.5% +11%

Baptist 33,964,000 33,830,000 47,744,049 16.3% 0%

Methodist/Wesleyan 14,174,000 14,150,000 19,969,799 6.8% 0%

Lutheran 9,110,000 9,580,000 13,520,189 4.6% +5%

Presbyterian 4,985,000 5,596,000 7,897,597 2.7% +12%

Pentecostal/Charismatic 3,191,000 4,407,000 6,219,569 2.1% +38%

Episcopalian/Anglican 3,042,000 3,451,000 4,870,373 1.7% +13%

Judaism 3,137,000 2,831,000 3,995,371 1.3% -10%

Latter-day Saints/Mormon 2,487,000 2,697,000 3,806,258 1.3% +8%

Churches of Christ 1,769,000 2,593,000 3,659,483 1.2% +47%

Congregational/

United Church of Christ599,000 1,378,000 1,944,762 0.7%

Jehovah's Witnesses 1,381,000 1,331,000 1,878,431 0.6% -4%

Assemblies of God 660,000 1,106,000 1,560,890 0.5% +68%


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Regulations


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Chaplain/Chaplain Asst.

Inseparable Team

Privileged

Communication

Endorsement by

faith groups

Non-Combatant


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ReligiousLeader

CHAPLAIN ASSISTANT

Religious Support Provider

Staff NCO

Combatant


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Provide and Perform

Stay In Touch With His or Her

Religious Community

Cooperation without Compromise

Flexibile and Relationally Skilled

Care for the Living

Comfort the Dying

Honor the Dead

Religious Leader Tasks


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Provide and Perform

Chaplain J.A.G. Grant celebrating Holy

Communion using sea shells for cups,

New Hebrides Islands

(1942)

The Army Chaplain Corps had the third

highest rate of casualties, behind the infantry

and the Air Corps. Some 57 Army chaplains

were captured as prisoners of war, many

dying or undergoing cruel imprisonment.

(1944)


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GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.'S PRAYERBelow is the famous "Patton Prayer" and Christmas greeting sent to the men of theThird Army December 8, 1944:

"Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly

beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these

immoderate rains with which we have had to contend.

Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to

us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thypower, we may advance from victory to victory, and

crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies,

and establish Thy justice among men and nations.

Amen."

"To each officer and soldier in the Third United States

Army, I wish a Merry Christmas. I have full confidencein your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We

march in our might to complete victory. May God's

blessings rest upon each of you on this Christmas Day."

G.S. Patton, Jr., Lieutenant General

Commanding, Third United States Army.


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Flexibility

Germany (1945)


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Care for the Living

Enlisted men and officers sing during services

held by Chaplain (Capt.) Ray D. Seals.

Korea (3 April 1951)


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A soldier receives Holy Communion. Easter

I U. S. Corps Bowl. Chaplain (Lt. Col.)

William S. Walsh conducts services.

Korea (April 1951)

Chaplain (CPT) Harry Z. Schreiner, Morristown,

N.J., assisting U.S. I Corps chaplain. Jewish

services. First Cavalry Division. Division

Headquarters. Korea (August 1951)

Care for the Living


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Winter Field Service


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Providing Honor and Prayers

Chaplain with Aircrew and Dead American Warriors

(2003)


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Providing a Pastoral Presence

Chaplain Offering a Hug before a Mission

(2004)


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Providing Worship Opportunities

A Soldier Worshiping God Away from Home.

(2005)


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Religious Support ActivitiesReligious Support Activities

1. Religious Services

2. Rites, Sacraments,

Ordinances

3. Pastoral Care/Counseling

4. Religious Education5. Family Life Ministry

6. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

7. Confidant of Commander and Staff

8. Management and Administration

9. Religious/Humanitarian Support

10. Training and OPDs

11. Religious Spt Planning/Ops


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Advises Commander on morals, ethics and

morale of unit and fits into the bosss

command style as sounding board,

confident.

Trains Warriors: Moral Leadership, Suicide

Prevention, Privileged Communication, Just

War Theory, World Religions, etc.

Staff work: Documents, Mobilization

Activities, Religious Support Planning, StaffCoordination and Administrative Duties,

Pre-Deployment and Post-Deployment

Reunion support.

Staff Officer Tasks


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Suicide Prevention - AR 600-63

Advise Cdr on Religion, Morale and Morals

Moral Leadership

Training - AR 165-1

Battalion/Bde

portion of the

Command MasterReligious Program

CMRP

Interview Soldiers

for Conscientious

Objector

Status

Denominational

Coverage in AO

Rel. Spt. Annex for OPORD

Administration and Field Ops


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Builds

Confidence

Strengthens

Families

Impact on Soldiers and Families


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Army Chaplaincy Values

(SACRED) Spirituality: Seek to know God andyourself at the deepest level

Accountability: Hold yourself and

others to the moral and spiritual highground in every are of life

Compassion: Love in word and deed.

Religious leadership: Model spiritual

truths wisely and courageously Excellence: Do your best for God's

glory

Diversity: Respect the differences of others


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Spiritual Fitness

1. WORSHIP SERVICES

2. SACRAMENTS & MINISTRATIONS

3. PASTORAL CARE & COUNSELING

4. RELIGIOUS & PATRIOTIC CEREMONIES

5. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & TRAINING

6. FREE EXERCISE OF

RELIGION

Chaplaincy Mission


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The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the

soldier's soul are everything.

Spiritual Life Quote

I look upon the spiritual life of the soldier

as even more important than his physicalequipment....

Unless the soldier's soul sustains him, he

cannot be relied upon and will fail himself

and his country in the end.

General George C. Marshall


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The Shinseki Challenge

My challenge to the Army Chaplaincy is totell Army leaders what we need to hear-no

matter how difficult. With wisdom and

courage, keep us focused on spiritual,moral, and ethical dimensions of our lives

as we serve God, The Army and our Nation.

Endorsement to The U.S. Army Chaplaincy Strategic Plan

General Eric K. Shinseki

S i W i


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Serving Warriors -

Yesterday, Today.


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MORALITY AND

FAITH

ARE

THE

PILLARSOFOUR

SOCIETY, MAY WE

NEVER FORGETTHAT.

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