When my unit left for Iraq in October 2006, I brought along 100 pounds of Jolly Ranchers. They survived the trip with no problems. These Jolly Ranchers lasted throughout the deployment as I obtained hundreds of pounds of other candy to supplement my supply during the deployment.
Archive - January, 2010
Army working to prevent sexual assault
By Admin 13 January 2010. Filed in News & Commentary.
0The Army has improved its response to the needs of sexual assault victims, a recent task force study shows, but recommends more can be done to address sexual assault prevention and response.
Members of Winn Army Community Hospital’s Sexual Assault Response Team, Fort Stewart’s Criminal Investigation Department agents, victim advocates and military legal counselors agree improvements should continue to be made.
Team members say they at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Air Field have made advances by training soldiers in sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention and by networking with their civilian law enforcement and social services counterparts.
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Army To Chabad Rabbi: Get A Shave!
By Admin 13 January 2010. Filed in News & Commentary.
1Born into a Chabad Lubavitch family, Rabbi Menachem Stern grew up with one ambition in life: to help people.
“Throughout my life I have pursued this goal by engaging in many different activities, ranging from visiting Jewish inmates in prisons to visiting the sick in hospitals and nursing homes,” he wrote in a short essay.
When he spotted an ad in August 2008 for military chaplains, Rabbi Stern said, “I knew I had found my calling.”
Rabbi Stern, 28, of Brooklyn, said he applied for a commission and “went through all the hoops for them. I had an interview with a chaplain at West Point, the chief of chaplains and his staff, as well as a physical — the full rundown they give to every new recruit.”
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Thanks and apology
By Daniel J. Sparks 11 January 2010. Filed in Resources.
0Dear Readers,
Thanks for your visits to ArmyChaplaincy.com. Almost every month, we set a new record for visits. This website continues to reach hundreds of chaplains and potential chaplains every year. Over 100,000 unique visitors read articles on this site last year. And they aren’t just visiting–they are actually spending time viewing the articles.
This is a testament to the unique role of the Army chaplain and the valuable ministry he is performing every day. It seems that each day brings more people in search of information about Army chaplains. In my estimation, public awareness of the chaplaincy has increased steadily over the past several years.
The public interest in chaplaincy provides an opportunity for those within the Chaplain Corps to educate others on the critical ministry we perform. ArmyChaplaincy.com is one attempt to share this type of information. In July 2004, I posted my first short entry about the Army and spiritual fitness on my personal website. In November 2005, I posted my first article about the chaplain candidate program. After a while, demand for information about the candidate program prompted me to establish ArmyChaplaincy.com as an easy-to-find, interactive clearinghouse for information about the chaplaincy.
Virtually every day, I scour the web for news articles about the chaplaincy. Excerpts from those articles and links to them are posted, taking care not to include duplicate articles about the same item or to include filler articles. Because of limited time, my personal commentaries offering my reflections about the Corps and sharing my ministry ideas have been severely limited. I would like to share more, and I hope to do so in the days ahead.
The popular interest in chaplaincy is not limited to readers simply scanning the articles found on this site. Hundreds of comments have been left on the articles here. Also, each week, I typically receive a dozen email inquiries requesting specific information about the chaplaincy. While it has been my goal to personally respond to every email and to reply, when appropriate, to every comment left on the site, I have frequently failed. In 2006 and 2007, while I was deployed to Iraq, keeping up with the overwhelming volume of comments and email was impossible. Both then and even more recently, I have simply had to delete many of these items. For that I am sorry.
Because accessions standards, DOD and DA policies, the chaplain candidate program, and ministry practices change from time to time, some of the older articles on this site have become outdated. Likewise, hundreds of comments that were left on those articles became outdated, and sorting through them became unmanageable. Thus, all comments on this site were removed in October. For that I am sorry.
The popularity of ArmyChaplaincy.com has resulted in some drawbacks. I intend to rectify them. However, I could use some assistance!
- If you are an Army chaplain who is willing to share your insight and experiences with others, please contact me today. Readers of this site would greatly benefit from your input.
- If you are a chaplain recruiter, and you are not using this site as a recruiting tool, you are missing dozens, if not hundreds, of leads on potential chaplains. If you need help find out how, please contact me today.
- If you are a chaplain candidate, other candidates and potential candidates could benefit from the information you share about the program. If you’re willing to share, please contact me today.
- If you are a chaplain assistant, you can help others appreciate your special role and provide essential information to those who may be interested in this job. If you want to help others learn more, please contact me today.
In short, if you are in the Chaplain Corps, please consider contributing a little of your time and a little of your knowledge.
If you have left comments on this site or submitted queries by email, and some time has passed without a response, please forgive the oversight and resubmit your question or comments.
Here are a few things that are planned for making ArmyChaplaincy.com even better:
- A redesign of the site theme and layout.
- Revisions of outdated articles.
- More articles by chaplains sharing practical ministry advice.
- Contests and prizes.
- More interactive media events, such as chats with chaplains.
Thanks again for your interest in the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps! Thanks also for your patience as we work together to make ArmyChaplaincy.com better!
God bless,
Daniel Sparks
Editor, ArmyChaplaincy.com
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