Christian fighter pilot (more accurately, Christian attack pilot) Chad Hennings recently had the opportunity to address cadets at the US Air Force Academy during its annual National Character and Leadership Symposium.
Hennings, a former A-10 pilot and member of the SuperBowl winning Dallas Cowboys, was a member of the Sports Panel:
Filled with all the excitement of an NFL championship game, three-time Super Bowl champion Hennings combines hard-hitting sports action with moral truths to convey powerful, behind-the-scenes insights on what it takes to become a winner.
Others addressing the NCLS included Read more…
Last week Philadelphia Eagles receiver Chad Hall caught a 9 yard pass and gave the Eagles a first down.
That single play drew attention across the country — especially from those in the Air Force. Chad Hall is a 2008 US Air Force Academy graduate. He was reportedly released by the Air Force in March after serving nearly two years of his 5 year military service commitment, apparently as a maintenance Read more…
2Lt Ben Garland, a recent Academy graduate, apparently has an assignment to pilot training that he is reconsidering. If he changes his mind and does something else instead, he could avoid the 10 year minimum commitment to the Air Force for pilot training and do something else he loves: play in the NFL.
Garland has received counsel from at least one other person who was in a similar situation many years ago, a man who is famous in both the Air Force and the NFL: Chad Hennings, a Christian fighter pilot Read more…
A recent set of articles bemoaned the lack of a “separation of church and sports” in the United States, an idea espoused by those who are tired of players “mixing” their faith and their athletics (see Tim Tebow, Fisher Deberry, Tony Dungy, Chad Hennings, etc.)
Time magazine recently covered the subject from a different perspective. In “God and Football” they cover the various roles of Chaplains in the NFL. Some of the comments are oddly similar to those faced by Chaplains and religious adherents in the military. Read more…
According to AF.mil, Chad Hennings–an Air Force Academy graduate, former A-10 pilot, and former defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys–recently spoke to airmen at the Pentagon on the Air Force’s “Wingman Day.”
Hennings, now retired, has his own website and motivational speaking career. While his faith doesn’t come across as a pivotal factor on his website, he is fairly well known for his Christianity. He also founded Wingmen Ministries.
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