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A chaplain and his mistress

18 March 2007 at 1421 UTC » Comments (0)

An Army chaplain has confessed to adultery and threatening to murder his mistress, according to an Associated Press article. FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A 10th Mountain Division chaplain was stripped of his rank and sentenced to five months in military prison after pleading guilty to adultery and threatening to kill his mistress when she wanted [...]


United States Army Chaplain Corps branch insignia

18 March 2007 at 1140 UTC » Comments (0)

The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps was established on 29 July 1775. “The legal origin of the Chaplains is found in a resolution of the Continental Congress … which made provision for the pay of chaplains.”[1] Prior to 1880, there was no distinctive Chaplain Corps branch insignia. Chaplains had no official branch insignia nor officer rank [...]


Chaplain Loan Repayment Program

3 March 2007 at 2236 UTC » Comments (3)

The Army Chaplain Recruiting Branch has announced the following programs in the February 2007 Chief of Chaplains newsletter. For ordained clergy who have already earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) or master degree in religious studies of at least 72 hours, who have completed at least two years of pastoral ministry, and who are otherwise [...]