Everyone needs prayer and chaplains are no exception. Next the non-chaplain needs to be clear about the Purpose of the chaplain.
Chaplains are ministers and staff officers who focus on religious, moral and morale issues.
They often stand outside the system yet have the unique charge to engage the system and influence it by being part of it. The chaplain s access to various levels of decision makers and the importance placed on clergy confidentiality and penitent anonymity, creates a unique Purpose. Chaplains are often called to stand with the underdog, or those who are powerless. They often are a voice for those who have trouble being heard and the ears for those who need to speak. Chaplains, as staff officers, frame their world differently than non-clergy persons and therefore bring a different and sometimes unique perspective about soldiers, units and operations.