Staff corps and military chaplain arm of the United States Navy
United States Navy Chaplain Corps
Seal of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps
Founded
28 November 1775; 248 years ago (1775-11-28)
Country
United States
Branch
United States Navy[1]
Website
US Navy Chaplain Corps
Military unit
Jewish Worship Pennant, flying over the national ensign (U.S. flag) on a U.S. Navy ship.[2]The insignia for Christian, Muslim, and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains.
The United States Navy Chaplain Corps is the body of military chaplains of the United States Navy who are commissioned naval officers. Their principal purpose is "to promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy," which includes the Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, the Chaplain Corps provides chaplains to the United States Coast Guard.
The Chaplain Corps consists of clergy endorsed from ecclesiastical bodies providing assistance for all Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, and Coast Guard personnel and their families. Navy chaplains come from a variety of religious backgrounds; chaplains are Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist.
Chaplains have non-combatant status and do not participate directly in hostilities. In the U.S. they are prohibited from carrying weapons. Chaplains are assisted by Navy enlisted personnel in the Religious Program Specialist (RP) rating, when available. Otherwise, a variety of personnel in the Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard—as applicable—may support unit chaplains. RPs who are combatants also serve as the armed protection for chaplains in combat and other operational environments. Since RPs are enlisted, the Chaplain Corps, while protective of them, does not "own" the rating.
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Per U.S. Navy customs, traditions and etiquette, worship pennants may be flown above the ensign "Naval Customs, Traditions, & Etiquette – Church Pennant". U.S. Fleet Forces. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
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