Think the Gate River Run is tough? Try running it in a bullet-proof vest
Many people say the Gate River Run, a 15-kilometer foot race that spans the intimidating Isaiah David Hart Bridge in downtown Jacksonville, is a formidable run.
Lake Ray IV, an Army Airborne chaplain assistant, is planning to do it in combat gear. Yup, he’s weighting himself down.
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Chaplain’s Assistant gives religious support in Afghanistan
100 Years of Army Chaplain Assistants
Before December 1909, volunteers served as chaplain assistants. The Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) was established on December 28, 2009 by general orders no. 253, paragraph 1, which read “One enlisted man will be detailed on special duty, by the commanding officer of any organization to which a chaplain is assigned for duty, for the purpose [...]
Chaplain Assistant Trains With PSD
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Following the command “Dismount!” a group of Soldiers jumped off the ramp of a Stryker and scanned the area for potential threats.
Surrounded by Soldiers whose main job it is to protect the commander, Spc. Jacob Barbe, a chaplain assistant, trains with the personal security detachment in order to learn how to properly [...]
Chief of Chaplains, Service Members Celebrate 100 Years Chaplain Assistants
On Dec. 28, 1909, General Order No. 253 was published, establishing the official military occupational specialty of the chaplain assistant, stating that one enlisted man will serve to assist the chaplain in the performance of his official duties.
One hundred years later, Chief of Chaplains Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Douglas L. Carver and Chief of Chaplains and [...]
Chaplain Assistant Called Into Service
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Spc. Michael Raymond, assigned to the 19th Engineer Battalion, has a calling, he returned to the Army to help Soldiers.
After a 12-year hiatus following his first enlistment from 1990 to 1994, Raymond re-entered the Army September 2007 with the chaplain assistant military occupation specialty. He is currently on a 12-month deployment to [...]
Chaplain Assistants Not Just Bodyguards
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – For the past 100 years Army chaplain assistants have been protecting and teaming up with chaplains to provide religious support for Soldiers and families across the full spectrum of military operations.
“I didn’t know they existed in the Army. The recruiter brought it to my attention,” reminisced Sgt. Esteban Ayala Ramirez, Chaplain Assistant [...]
Chaplain Assistants Fill a Time Honored Role in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The role of the U. S. Army chaplain assistant can be traced back to the American Civil War. Officially, the military occupational specialty now identified as 56M began in 1909 when the Chief of Staff of the Army authorized that each chaplain have one enlisted Soldier assigned to him as an [...]
