(RNS) — The historically Black denomination that endorsed U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., who until last week served as the Army’s chief of chaplains, said it had “deep disappointment and ...

While chaplains will retain their rank as officers, they will now, instead, “be seen among the highest ranks because of their ...

The Rev. Sam Godfrey, left, and Col. Mitchell I. Lewis, a chaplain with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, say a prayer Wednesday, Sept 9, 2015 during the Vicksburg District's Blessing of the Fleet on ...

(The Center Square) – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a new directive to revamp the U.S. military Chaplain Corps. The new directive was issued one week after a Department of Justice Religious ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered sweeping changes to the U.S. military’s chaplain corps, with a plan to simplify a system that he said has become too focused on “new age” concepts.

Soldiers seeking to sport beards, long hair or religious headgear must swear their “sincerely held belief” under oath, be interviewed by a chaplain and secure recommendations throughout their chain of ...

(RNS) — The historically Black denomination that endorsed U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., who until last week served as the Army’s chief of chaplains, said it had “deep disappointment and ...