America's Navy Recruiting Command Millington, Tennessee
Listed: 03-20-23
Employer: Navy Recruiting Command , 5722 Integrity Dr #784, Millington, TN | 949 769-1775
Location: Millington, Tennessee
Position: Full-time
Webpage httpswww.navy.com/start?activity=1277840
Contact: LCDR Lara Byrd
Description of America's Navy Chaplain
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Navy Chaplain, your job spans a broad range of duties. You will support fellow service members during their most joyful and most difficult moments. Your responsibilities might be to:
Conduct worship services in a variety of settings
Perform religious rites and ceremonies such as weddings, funeral services and baptisms
Counsel individuals who seek guidance
Oversee religious education programs, such as Sunday school and youth groups
Visit and provide spiritual guidance and care to hospitalized personnel and their family members
Train lay leaders who conduct religious education programs Promote attendance at religious services, retreats and conferences.
Advise leaders at all levels regarding morale, ethics and spiritual well-being.
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
If you’re in the process of starting or completing your graduate theological degree, you could potentially enter the Navy Chaplain Candidate Program (CCPO) as a student. Active duty Navy Chaplains can advance their education by:
Post-9/11 GI Bill
Navy Tuition Assistance Program
Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or
Navy War College (NWC)
Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various
service colleges
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Navy Chaplains immerse themselves in the daily lives of service members. In what can be best described as a ministry of presence, they are there to offer guidance and insight in the moment, whenever they’re needed. You could provide support while on land or at sea, when presiding over religious ceremonies on a base or when conducting services from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
PART-TIME OPPORTUNITIES
There are part-time opportunities as a Navy Chaplain. Serving part-time as a Reserve
Chaplain gives you the flexibility to minister in the Navy while maintaining responsibilities to
your congregation at home.
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