Prior to 10 years ago you were a 'wimp' if you visited a chaplain for help. Chaplains have been players in every endeavor from participating in shipboard flight ops to living in the field with the troops to flight line ministries. Today if a chaplain doesn't accompany a unit on deployment he is immediately missed and asked for. Many thanks' to the chaplains, I leave with a great feeling of pride and respect for our fine chaplains. MajGen Michael P. Sullivan, Deputy Cmd.
Chaplains are vital when things get hard.
During normal stateside peacetime conditions they may feel underemployed. Chaplains should always appreciate and understand this. The ability to integrate the teachings of the Bible with the reality of current morals and social standards or lack thereof. Appears to me any attempts to 'modernize' basic teachings and worship have met with limited success. We think of our chaplains as ministers to our flock and sometimes forget that they are staff officers who, if they are effective, have a unique perspective on the unit's morale.