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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF/220px-Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF/330px-Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF/440px-Usnavy_worshippennant.GIF 2x" data-file-width="479" data-file-height="338" /></a><figcaption>Jewish <a href="/wiki/Worship_Pennant" class="mw-redirect" title="Worship Pennant">Worship Pennant</a>, flying over the national <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(flag)" title="Ensign (flag)">ensign</a> (U.S. flag) on a U.S. Navy ship.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3ChaplainSymbols.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/3ChaplainSymbols.jpg/220px-3ChaplainSymbols.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="323" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/3ChaplainSymbols.jpg/330px-3ChaplainSymbols.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/3ChaplainSymbols.jpg 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="645" /></a><figcaption>The insignia for Christian, Muslim, and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>United States Navy Chaplain Corps</b> is the body of <a href="/wiki/Military_chaplain" title="Military chaplain">military chaplains</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> who are <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned naval officers</a>. Their principal purpose is "to promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a>", which includes the Navy and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>. Additionally, the Chaplain Corps provides chaplains to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>. </p><p>The Chaplain Corps consists of clergy endorsed from ecclesiastical bodies providing assistance for all Navy, Marine Corps, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a>, 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. </p><p>Chaplains have <a href="/wiki/Military_chaplain#Non-combatant_status" title="Military chaplain">non-combatant status</a> and do not participate directly in hostilities. In the U.S. they are prohibited from carrying weapons. Chaplains are assisted by Navy <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted personnel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Religious_Program_Specialist" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious Program Specialist">Religious Program Specialist</a> (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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm/220px--U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="120" data-mwtitle="U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm/U.S._Navy_chaplain_LCDR_Harvey_C._Macklin_interviewed_in_May_2014.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>A navy chaplain in May 2014 speaks about his work during an official visit to the Philippines</figcaption></figure> <p>The history of the Chaplain Corps traces its beginnings to 28 November 1775 when the second article of Navy Regulations was adopted. It stated that "the Commanders of the ships of the thirteen United Colonies are to take care that divine services be performed twice a day on board and a sermon preached on Sundays unless bad weather or other extraordinary accidents prevent." Although chaplains were not specifically mentioned in this article, one can infer that Congress intended that an ordained clergyman be part of ship's company.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>United States Navy Chaplain Corps was established on 28 November 1775.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Continental_Navy" title="Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a>, the predecessor of the United States Navy, was approved by the <a href="/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress" title="Second Continental Congress">Second Continental Congress</a> on 13 October 1775. It was administered by a Marine Committee of three members later expanded to seven members. The Navy Regulations adopted by the Marine Committee on 28 November 1775 mirrored those of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>. </p><p>The first mention of a chaplain in the <i>Journals of the Continental Congress</i> refers to his share in the distribution of prize money. On 6 January 1776, Congress passed a resolution detailing the prize share percentages and includes the distribution of a portion to the chaplain. On 15 November 1776, Congress fixed the base pay of the chaplain at $20 a month. The first chaplain known to have served in the Continental Navy was the Reverend Benjamin Balch, a <a href="/wiki/Congregational_church" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregational church">Congregational</a> minister, whose father had served in a similar capacity in the Royal Navy. Benjamin Balch's son, William Balch, is the first chaplain known to have received a commission in the U.S. Navy after the department was established in 1798.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, at least 24 Chaplains died, with three being killed during the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">Attack on Pearl Harbor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifications">Qualifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Qualifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Navy accepts clergy from <a href="/wiki/Religious_denominations" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious denominations">religious denominations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Faith" title="Faith">faith</a> groups. Clergy must be endorsed by an approved endorsing agency. Once endorsed, clergy must meet requirements established by the Department of the Navy including age and physical fitness requirements. A chaplain's ecclesiastical endorsement can be withdrawn by the endorser at any time, after which the chaplain is no longer able to serve as a chaplain. </p><p>Qualified applicants must be U.S. citizens at least 21 years old; meet certain medical and physical fitness standards; hold a bachelor's degree, with no less than 120 semester hours from a qualified educational institution; and hold a post-baccalaureate <a href="/wiki/Graduate_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Graduate school">graduate degree</a>, which includes 72 semester hours of graduate-level coursework in theological or related studies. At least one-half of these hours must include topics in general religion, theology, <a href="/wiki/Religious_philosophy" title="Religious philosophy">religious philosophy</a>, ethics, and/or the foundational writings from one's religious tradition. Accredited <a href="/wiki/Distance_education" title="Distance education">distance education</a> graduate programs are acceptable. </p><p>Chaplains then attend the Navy Chaplain School at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Jackson_(South_Carolina)" title="Fort Jackson (South Carolina)">Ft. Jackson, South Carolina</a>, at the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy has a "Chaplain Candidate Program Officer" (CCPO) Program for <a href="/wiki/Seminary" title="Seminary">seminary</a> students interested in obtaining a commission before completing their graduate studies.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naval_Chaplaincy_School_and_Center">Naval Chaplaincy School and Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Naval Chaplaincy School and Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC) is located at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. Its mission is to train, develop, and inspire chaplains and religious program specialists to pursue excellence as they strengthen the soul of the warfighter, the family, and the fleet. 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Since its inception over two centuries ago, the United States Navy Chaplain Corps has experienced several controversies in fulfilling such requirements as a Staff Corps community within the U.S. Navy. </p><p>Some contemporary controversies include the filing of class-action lawsuits by "non-liturgical" active and former active-duty Protestant chaplains alleging religious discrimination. These chaplains argued that the Navy allegedly employed a quota system that caused "non-liturgical" Protestant chaplains to be underrepresented through the current career promotion established by the Department of the Navy. However, in April 2007, a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., rejected one of these challenges to the Navy's chaplain-selection criteria. The court held that the Navy had abandoned the thirds policy and said that its current criteria were constitutional because the Navy has broad discretion to determine how to accommodate the religious needs of its service members. This decision was affirmed in 2008 by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2009, the Navy's Inspector General found that the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, RDML Alan Baker, took actions which "reprised against" his former Executive Assistant during a promotion board in 2008 and was subsequently not recommended for his second star and selection to Chief of Chaplains by the CNO. This determination found that Adm Baker improperly influenced a Captain promotion board in a negative manner. Chaplain Baker retired in September 2009. </p><p>The current (27th) Chief of Chaplains for the Navy is RADM <a href="/wiki/Brent_W._Scott" title="Brent W. Scott">Brent W. Scott</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Pucciarelli.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/George_Pucciarelli.jpg/200px-George_Pucciarelli.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/George_Pucciarelli.jpg/300px-George_Pucciarelli.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/George_Pucciarelli.jpg/400px-George_Pucciarelli.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="428" /></a><figcaption>Navy Chaplain (Fr.) George Pucciarelli wears a stole over his Marine Corps camouflage uniform that he donned to deliver <a href="/wiki/Last_Rites" class="mw-redirect" title="Last Rites">Last Rites</a> after the 1983 truck bomb attack. He tore off a piece of his uniform to make a new <a href="/wiki/Kippa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kippa">kippa</a> for Jewish chaplain <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Resnicoff" title="Arnold Resnicoff">Arnold Resnicoff</a>, as they ministered side-by-side to all Marines</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chaplain_and_Religious_Program_Specialist_(RP)_Insignia"><span id="Chaplain_and_Religious_Program_Specialist_.28RP.29_Insignia"></span>Chaplain and Religious Program Specialist (RP) Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Chaplain and Religious Program Specialist (RP) Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religious_symbolism_in_the_United_States_military" title="Religious symbolism in the United States military">Religious symbolism in the United States military</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Naval_officer_designators" title="List of United States Naval officer designators">List of United States Naval officer designators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy#Fleet_Marine_Force" title="Badges of the United States Navy">Badges of the United States Navy § Fleet Marine Force</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy#Navy_personnel_attached_to_Marine_Corps_units" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">Uniforms of the United States Navy § Navy personnel attached to Marine Corps units</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Chaplain of the Coast Guard">Chaplain of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg/300px-USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg/450px-USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg/600px-USS-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1392" data-file-height="1101" /></a><figcaption>On 1 July 1944, Chaplain Lindner reads the benediction held in honor of <a href="/wiki/USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)" title="USS South Dakota (BB-57)">USS <i>South Dakota</i></a> shipmates killed in the air action off Guam</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg/250px-OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg/375px-OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg/500px-OCallahan_JT_g49132.jpg 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="615" /></a><figcaption>Chaplain <a href="/wiki/Joseph_T._O%27Callahan" title="Joseph T. O'Callahan">Joseph T. O'Callahan</a> ministers to an injured man aboard USS <i>Franklin</i>, 1945.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg/200px-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg/300px-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg/400px-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80.%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_2%D1%81%D0%B2.%D0%B2..jpg 2x" data-file-width="1386" data-file-height="1106" /></a><figcaption>A U.S. Navy chaplain celebrates <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Catholic Mass</a> for <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marines">Marines</a> at Saipan, June 1944, commemorating comrades fallen in <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Saipan" title="Battle of Saipan">initial amphibious landings</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Federal_Service_Academy_Chapels">Federal Service Academy Chapels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Federal Service Academy Chapels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Chapel" title="Naval Academy Chapel">Naval Academy Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Jewish_Chapel" title="Naval Academy Jewish Chapel">Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel</a> at the U.S. Naval Academy.</li> <li>The Coast Guard Memorial Chapel al the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard Academy">U.S. Coast Guard Academy</a> is attended by the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, the current Catholic chaplain is <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> William Appel<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Mariner's Memorial Chapel at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">United States Merchant Marine Academy</a> has been attended by the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps since 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prayers">Prayers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Prayers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_for_the_Military_Services,_USA" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA">Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA</a></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Eternal_Father,_Strong_to_Save" title="Eternal Father, Strong to Save">Eternal Father, Strong to Save</a> (The Navy Hymn)</i> (including special verses for Antarctic and Arctic service, divers and submariners, Naval aviation, Naval nurses, Seabees, SEALs, submariners, U.S. armed forces, wounded in combat, and for those deployed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midshipman_Prayer" title="Midshipman Prayer">Midshipman Prayer</a></li> <li>Coast Guard prayers<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Marine Prayer<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Hospital_Corpsman" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Navy Hospital Corpsman">Navy Hospital Corpsman Prayer</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_chaplains">Notable chaplains</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable chaplains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barry_C._Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Barry C. Black">Barry C. Black</a> – Chaplain for 27 years and 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the Navy.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_R._Capodanno" title="Vincent R. Capodanno">Vincent R. Capodanno</a> – Chaplain during Vietnam War. Third chaplain and second Navy chaplain to be awarded the Medal of Honor.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/USS_Capodanno_(FF-1093)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Capodanno (FF-1093)">USS <i>Capodanno</i></a> was named in his honor. Cause for canonization to sainthood is ongoing.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_for_the_Military_Services#Spanish–American_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services">John P. Chidwick</a> – Chaplain on USS <i>Maine</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederic_Gehring" title="Frederic Gehring">Frederic P. Gehring</a> – Chaplain during World War II. First Navy chaplain awarded the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> for conspicuous gallantry.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Laboon" title="John F. Laboon">John F. Laboon</a> Jr. – Chaplain during Vietnam War. Awarded the Legion of Merit. <a href="/wiki/USS_Laboon" title="USS Laboon">USS <i>Laboon</i></a> was named in his honor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Marshall_(priest)" title="Adam Marshall (priest)">Adam Marshall</a> – First Catholic chaplain in the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-woodstockLXX_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-woodstockLXX-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_T._O%27Callahan" title="Joseph T. O'Callahan">Joseph T. O'Callahan</a> – Chaplain during World War II. Awarded the Medal of Honor. <a href="/wiki/USS_O%27Callahan_(DE-1051)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS O'Callahan (DE-1051)">USS <i>O'Callahan</i></a> was named in his honor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Connor_(cardinal)" title="John O'Connor (cardinal)">John Joseph O'Connor</a> – Chaplain during the Korean War and 14th <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains of the Navy</a>. Later <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_New_York" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York">Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York</a> and Cardinal.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Rentz" title="George S. Rentz">George S. Rentz</a> – Chaplain during World War I and World War II. Only Navy chaplain to be awarded the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Cross (United States)">Navy Cross</a> during World War II. <a href="/wiki/USS_Rentz_(FFG-46)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Rentz (FFG-46)">USS <i>Rentz</i></a> was named in his honor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aloysius_H._Schmitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Aloysius H. Schmitt">Aloysius H. Schmitt</a> – First chaplain to die in World War II; chaplain on USS <i>Oklahoma</i> during the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a>. <a href="/wiki/USS_Schmitt_(DE-676)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Schmitt (DE-676)">USS <i>Schmitt</i></a> was named in his honor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Nathaniel_Thomas" title="William Nathaniel Thomas">William Nathaniel Thomas</a> – 7th <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy</a> 1945-1949. "One of the most distinguished Chaplains ever to serve in the U.S. Navy."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote the <a href="/wiki/Prayer_of_the_Midshipman" class="mw-redirect" title="Prayer of the Midshipman">Prayer of the Midshipman</a> and the Dedication in <a href="/wiki/Bancroft_Hall#Memorial_Hall_Dedication" title="Bancroft Hall">Memorial Hall</a> at the <a href="/wiki/USNA" class="mw-redirect" title="USNA">Naval Academy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ships_named_for_Navy_chaplains">Ships named for Navy chaplains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Ships named for Navy chaplains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rentz_(FFG-46)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Rentz (FFG-46)">USS <i>Rentz</i> (FFG-46)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Kirkpatrick_(DE-318)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318)">USS <i>Kirkpatrick</i> (DE 318)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_O%27Callahan_(FF-1051)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS O'Callahan (FF-1051)">USS <i>O'Callahan</i> (FF-1051)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Capodanno_(FF-1093)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Capodanno (FF-1093)">USS <i>Capodanno</i> (FF-1093)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Schmitt_(DE-676)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Schmitt (DE-676)">USS <i>Schmitt</i> (DE-676)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Laboon" title="USS Laboon">USS <i>Laboon</i> (DDG-58)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Chaplain%27s_Medal_for_Heroism" class="mw-redirect" title="Chaplain's Medal for Heroism">Chaplain's Medal for Heroism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_symbolism_in_the_United_States_military#Chaplains_Hill" title="Religious symbolism in the United States military">Chaplains Hill</a> (Arlington National Cemetery)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Chaplains" title="Four Chaplains">Four Chaplains</a> — famously elected to donate their life jackets when troop-transport ship <a href="/wiki/SS_Dorchester" title="SS Dorchester"><i>Dorchester</i></a> sank in World War II</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imam" title="Imam">Imam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insignia_of_Chaplain_Schools_in_the_US_Military" class="mw-redirect" title="Insignia of Chaplain Schools in the US Military">Insignia of Chaplain Schools in the US Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_(religion)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister (religion)">Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(Catholic_Church)" 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navy.com/dam/Navy/Navy-IMG/Downloads/pdf/healthcare/msc-brochure.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 11 February 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 February</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Take+a+lead+role+behind+the+scenes+-+Medical+Service+Corps&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.com%2Fdam%2FNavy%2FNavy-IMG%2FDownloads%2Fpdf%2Fhealthcare%2Fmsc-brochure.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Per U.S. Navy customs, traditions and etiquette, <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(church)#United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant (church)">worship pennants</a> may be flown above the ensign <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150613045812/http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/customs.aspx#churchpennant">"Naval Customs, Traditions, & Etiquette – Church Pennant"</a>. <i>U.S. Fleet Forces</i>. United States Navy. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/customs.aspx#churchpennant">the original</a> on 13 June 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=U.S.+Fleet+Forces&rft.atitle=Naval+Customs%2C+Traditions%2C+%26+Etiquette+%E2%80%93+Church+Pennant&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.public.navy.mil%2Fusff%2FPages%2Fcustoms.aspx%23churchpennant&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170518034013/http://www.uscg.mil/chaplain/history.asp">"A History of Navy Chaplains Serving with the U.S. Coast Guard"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uscg.mil/chaplain/history.asp">the original</a> on 18 May 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Navy+Chaplains+Serving+with+the+U.S.+Coast+Guard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uscg.mil%2Fchaplain%2Fhistory.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/">"NHHC"</a>. <i>www.history.navy.mil</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.history.navy.mil&rft.atitle=NHHC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.navy.mil%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See also: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/cocg/history.asp">"History of the Chaplain Corps"</a> (1993). U.S. Coast Guard website (Chaplain of the Coast Guard). Written by Commander Margaret G. Kibben, CHC, USNR, History Projects Officer, Chaplain Resource Board. Retrieved 3 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDrury1994" class="citation book cs1">Drury, Clifford Merrill (May 1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navybmr.com/study%20material/14282.pdf"><i>History of the Chaplain Corps, Part 2: NAVEDTRA 14282</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Naval Publications and Forms Center. p. 206. NSN: 0500-LP-288-0000 – via NavyBMR.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+the+Chaplain+Corps%2C+Part+2%3A+NAVEDTRA+14282&rft.pages=206&rft.pub=Naval+Publications+and+Forms+Center&rft.date=1994-05&rft.aulast=Drury&rft.aufirst=Clifford+Merrill&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navybmr.com%2Fstudy%2520material%2F14282.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVanderwerff2009" class="citation web cs1">Vanderwerff, Steve (10 November 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=49525">"First Group of Navy Chaplains Graduate from NSCS Fort Jackson"</a>. <i>navy.mil</i>. United States Navy<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 June</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=navy.mil&rft.atitle=First+Group+of+Navy+Chaplains+Graduate+from+NSCS+Fort+Jackson&rft.date=2009-11-10&rft.aulast=Vanderwerff&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2Fsubmit%2Fdisplay.asp%3Fstory_id%3D49525&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rod Powers, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usmilitary.about.com/od/officerjo2/a/chaplaincan_2.htm">"Navy Commissioned Officer Job Designators Description & Qualification Factors (chaplain)"</a>. About.com Guide. Retrieved 5 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.com/careers/officer/chaplain/">Chaplain: Officer: Careers & Jobs: Navy</a>. U.S. Navy official website. Retrieved 3 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLiu2008" class="citation web cs1">Liu, Joseph (3 July 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2008/07/03/accommodating-faith-in-the-military/">"Accommodating Faith in the Military"</a>. <i>Pew Research Center</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 September</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pew+Research+Center&rft.atitle=Accommodating+Faith+in+the+Military&rft.date=2008-07-03&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewresearch.org%2Freligion%2F2008%2F07%2F03%2Faccommodating-faith-in-the-military%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Soccaras, Lisa, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholicmil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1523:fr-mode-battles-for-souls&catid=34:chaplain-testimonies&Itemid=70">"Fr. Mode Battles for Souls"</a>, CathMil.org (Catholics in the Military), 23 October 2009. Navy chaplain assigned as a USCGA chaplain in June 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/cocg/locations.asp">"Locations"</a> of Navy chaplains assigned to USCG (5 June 2009). U.S. Coast Guard official website (Chaplain of the Coast Guard). Retrieved 3 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usmma.edu/mariners-chapel">"Mariners' Memorial Chapel"</a>. <i>www.usmma.edu</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.usmma.edu&rft.atitle=Mariners%27+Memorial+Chapel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usmma.edu%2Fmariners-chapel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">To access the prayers, go to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/">Coast Guard prayers</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110927212027/http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/">Archived</a> 27 September 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> and then (in the left-hand column) <i>click on "USCG"</i>. ChaplainCare (online Navy chaplain corps "Distance Support") official website. Retrieved 3 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">To access the prayer, go to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/">Marine Prayer</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110927212027/http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/">Archived</a> 27 September 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> and then (in the left-hand column) <i>click on "USMC"</i>. ChaplainCare (online Navy chaplain corps "Distance Support") official website. Retrieved 3 December 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See: <a href="/wiki/Vincent_R._Capodanno#Capodanno_Hall,_San_Francisco" title="Vincent R. Capodanno">Vincent R. Capodanno § Capodanno Hall, San Francisco</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-woodstockLXX-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-woodstockLXX_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=wlet19411001-01.1.131&e=-------en-20--21--txt-txIN-------">"First Catholic Chaplains in U.S. Army and Navy"</a>. <i>Woodstock Letters</i>. <b>LXX</b> (3): <span class="nowrap">466–</span>467. 1 October 1941. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180916002819/https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=wlet19411001-01.1.131&e=-------en-20--21--txt-txIN-------">Archived</a> from the original on 16 September 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 September</span> 2018</span> – via Jesuit Online Library.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Woodstock+Letters&rft.atitle=First+Catholic+Chaplains+in+U.S.+Army+and+Navy&rft.volume=LXX&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E466-%3C%2Fspan%3E467&rft.date=1941-10-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fjesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu%2F%3Fa%3Dd%26d%3Dwlet19411001-01.1.131%26e%3D-------en-20--21--txt-txIN-------&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ewtn.com/Memoriam/oconnor/life/index.htm">"Cardinal O'Connor – His Life"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cardinal+O%27Connor+%E2%80%93+His+Life&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ewtn.com%2FMemoriam%2Foconnor%2Flife%2Findex.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin, Lawrence H. CHC, Head, Chaplain's Corps History Branch, USN, <i>William. N. Thomas: Navy Chaplain and Southern Gentleman</i> p. 1.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin, Lawrence H. CHC, Head, Chaplain's Corps History Branch, USN, <i>William. N. Thomas: Navy Chaplain and Southern Gentleman</i> p. 1-18.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See: <a href="/wiki/United_States_military_chaplains#Further_reading" title="United States military chaplains">United States military chaplains § Further reading</a></i></dd></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBergsma1985" class="citation book cs1">Bergsma, Commander Herbert L. (1985). Marine Corps Historical Division (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Pages/CHAPLAINS%20WITH%20MARINES%20IN%20VIETNAM%201962-1971.aspx"><i>Chaplains with Marines in Vietnam 1962–1971</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>. PCN 19000309100<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 December</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Chaplains+with+Marines+in+Vietnam+1962%E2%80%931971&rft.pub=United+States+Marine+Corps&rft.date=1985&rft.aulast=Bergsma&rft.aufirst=Commander+Herbert+L.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marines.mil%2Fnews%2Fpublications%2FPages%2FCHAPLAINS%2520WITH%2520MARINES%2520IN%2520VIETNAM%25201962-1971.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Navy+Chaplain+Corps" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>O'Brien, Steve. <i>Blackrobe in Blue: The Naval Chaplaincy of John P. Foley, S.J. 1942–1946</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navy.mil/resources/navy-chaplain-corps/">Chaplain Corps</a> (USN official website)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chaplaincorps.navylive.dodlive.mil/">Official Blog of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps</a> (Navy Chief of Chaplains Office)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/navychaplain?source=embed">Official Facebook page of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110927212027/http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/">ChaplainCare</a> (online Navy chaplain corps "Distance Support")</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.com/careers/chaplain-support.html">Chaplain & Support</a> (Navy Recruiting Command official website)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npdc.navy.mil/css/chaplain/index.cfm">Navy Chaplain School</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2017">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bluejacket.com/usn_chaplains_index.html">List of USN Chaplains 1778–1945</a>. Bluejacket.com (see also: <a href="/wiki/The_Bluejacket%27s_Manual" title="The Bluejacket's Manual">The Bluejacket's Manual</a>)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usna.edu/Chaplains/">USNA Chaplain Center</a> official website</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=39775">President Reagan reads first-hand account of Navy chaplains at 1983 Beirut barracks bombing: Text Version</a>, <a class="external text" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Reagan_Speech_Beirut_Bombing.ogv">Video Version</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Resnicoff" title="Arnold Resnicoff">(Navy Chaplain Arnold Resnicoff)</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/HQ/Chaplains/Instructions/DOD%205120.08p%20Armed%20Forces%20Chaplains%20Board.pdf">Armed Forces Chaplains Board</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> (AFCB). Instruction Number 5120.08 (20 August 2007). Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-09-09.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mca-usa.org/">Military Chaplains Association</a> (MCA) official website. Retrieved 2009-12-03.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091218070124/http://www.ncmaf.org/">National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces</a> (NCMAF) official website. 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title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Navy four-star admirals">4-star admirals</a></li> <li>3-star admirals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_on_active_duty_before_1960" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960">1864–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_from_2010_to_2019" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_since_2020" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_rear_admirals#Department_of_the_Navy" title="List of active duty United States rear admirals">2-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Seapower_and_Projection_Forces" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces">House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Seapower" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower">Senate Subcommittee on Seapower</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Navy_Expeditionary_Combat_Command" title="Navy Expeditionary Combat Command">Expeditionary Combat Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_units_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of units of the United States Navy">Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">Active ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the United States Navy">Future ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_wings" title="List of United States Navy aircraft wings">Aircraft wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons">Aircraft squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">Carrier strike group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_installations" title="List of United States Navy installations">Installations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">Naval Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_jet_base" title="Master jet base">Master jet base</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operating<br />forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">Fleet Forces Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command" title="Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Pacific_Fleet" title="United States Pacific Fleet">Pacific Fleet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_U.S._Pacific_Fleet" title="Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Europe_and_Africa" title="United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa">Naval Forces Europe and Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Central Command">Naval Forces Central Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Southern_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Southern Command">Naval Forces Southern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">Naval Special Warfare Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Navy Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Force" title="Operational Test and Evaluation Force">Operational Test and Evaluation Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Network_Warfare_Command" title="Naval Network Warfare Command">Naval Network Warfare Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Military Sealift Command">Military Sealift Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Shore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Sea_Systems_Command" title="Naval Sea Systems Command">Naval Sea Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Systems_Command" title="Naval Air Systems Command">Naval Air Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Facilities_Engineering_Systems_Command" title="Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command">Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Supply_Systems_Command" title="Naval Supply Systems Command">Naval Supply Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Information_Warfare_Systems_Command" title="Naval Information Warfare Systems Command">Naval Information Warfare Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Cyber_Command" title="U.S. Fleet Cyber Command">Fleet Cyber Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">Naval Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Naval Education and Training Command">Naval Education and Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Meteorology_and_Oceanography_Command" title="Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command">Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence" title="Office of Naval Intelligence">Office of Naval Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aviation_Warfighting_Development_Center" title="Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center">Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Legal_Service_Command" title="Naval Legal Service Command">Naval Legal Service Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">Naval Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Safety_Command" title="Naval Safety Command">Naval Safety Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Bureau of Naval Personnel">Bureau of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Medicine_and_Surgery" title="Bureau of Medicine and Surgery">Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_Navy_Installations_Command" title="Commander, Navy Installations Command">Navy Installations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Working_Capital_Fund" title="United States Navy Working Capital Fund">Navy Working Capital Fund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fleets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Second_Fleet" title="United States Second Fleet">Second Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Third_Fleet" title="United States Third Fleet">Third Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fourth_Fleet" title="United States Fourth Fleet">Fourth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">Fifth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Sixth_Fleet" title="United States Sixth Fleet">Sixth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet" title="United States Seventh Fleet">Seventh Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Tenth_Fleet" title="United States Tenth Fleet">Tenth Fleet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">Ships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_A%E2%80%93B" title="List of United States Navy ships: A–B">A–B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_C" title="List of United States Navy ships: C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_D%E2%80%93F" title="List of United States Navy ships: D–F">D–F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_G%E2%80%93H" title="List of United States Navy ships: G–H">G–H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_I%E2%80%93K" title="List of United States Navy ships: I–K">I–K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_L" title="List of United States Navy ships: L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_M" title="List of United States Navy ships: M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_N%E2%80%93O" title="List of United States Navy ships: N–O">N–O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_P" title="List of United States Navy ships: P">P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_Q%E2%80%93R" title="List of United States Navy ships: Q–R">Q–R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_S" title="List of United States Navy ships: S">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_T%E2%80%93V" title="List of United States Navy ships: T–V">T–V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_W%E2%80%93Z" title="List of United States Navy ships: W–Z">W–Z</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of airships of the United States Navy">Airships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">Amphibious warfare ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">Auxiliaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of battleships of the United States Navy">Battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of cruisers of the United States Navy">Cruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyers of the United States Navy">Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyer_escorts_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy">Destroyer escorts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of escort carriers of the United States Navy">Escort carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of frigates of the United States Navy">Frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy">Mine warfare vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of monitors of the United States Navy">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy">Patrol vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Section_patrol_craft" title="Section patrol craft">Registered civilian vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sailing_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy">Sailing frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam frigates of the United States Navy">Steam frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_gunboats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy">Steam gunboats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of ships of the line of the United States Navy">Ships of the line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sloops_of_war_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sloops of war of the United States Navy">Sloops of war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of submarines of the United States Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_torpedo_boats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of torpedo boats of the United States Navy">Torpedo boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_torpedo_retrievers" title="United States Navy torpedo retrievers">Torpedo retrievers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unclassified_miscellaneous_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy">Unclassified miscellaneous vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">Yard and district craft</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel<br />and<br />training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_people" title="List of United States Navy people">People</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Insignia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Naval_officer_designators" title="List of United States Naval officer designators">Designators</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Enlisted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Rates</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Ratings</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Enlisted_Classification" title="Navy Enlisted Classification">Classification</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chaplain Corps</a> <dl><dd><a 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States Navy SEALs">SEALs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Seabee" title="Seabee">Seabees</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Master-at-arms_(United_States_Navy)" title="Master-at-arms (United States Navy)">Master-at-arms</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Operations_specialist_(United_States_Navy)" title="Operations specialist (United States Navy)">Operations specialist</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Special_warfare_combatant-craft_crewmen" title="Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen">SWCCs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Hispanic sailors</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, 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title="Badges of the United States Navy">Badges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">Current fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the United States Navy">Future fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_reserve_fleets" title="United States Navy reserve fleets">Reserve fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_naval_aircraft" title="List of active United States naval aircraft">Current aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Naval reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History and<br /> traditions</th><td 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States Army">Army</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_N._Todd" title="Gregory N. Todd">Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Navy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trent_C._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trent C. Davis (page does not exist)">Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">Air Force</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains<br /> (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carey_Cash" title="Carey Cash">Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps</a>, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jennifer_Bowden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jennifer Bowden (page does not exist)">Captain Jennifer Bowden</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trent_C._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trent C. Davis (page does not exist)">Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Space_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chaplain of the United States Space Force (page does not exist)">Chaplain of the United States Space Force</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Armed_Forces_Chaplains_Board1270" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="Armed_Forces_Chaplains_Board1270" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Chaplains_Board" title="Armed Forces Chaplains Board">Armed Forces Chaplains Board</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Chiefs of Chaplains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>CH <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">(MG)</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Green_Jr._(chaplain)" title="William Green Jr. (chaplain)">William Green Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">USA Chief of Chaplains</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">RADM</a> <a href="/wiki/Gregory_N._Todd" title="Gregory N. Todd">Gregory N. Todd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">USN Chief of Chaplains</a>)</li> <li>CH <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">(Maj Gen)</a> Trent C. 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