As a chaplain candidate, will the Army pay me while I’m in seminary?

The short answer is “no”.

Chaplain candidates belong to either USAR or USARNG. No Reserve or Guard Soldiers are paid except when they train. USARNG chaplain candidates are paid when they drill, attend CHBOLC, or participate in candidate training practicums. USAR candidates are paid when they attend CHBOLC or participate in candidate training practicums.

Chaplain candidates are not members of the AC. Even if a candidate intends to go RA after completing seminary and being accessioned as a chaplain, he will not be paid by the Army while in seminary, while completing ministry experience, or at any point other than while on active duty for training.