A US Air Force Airman took a unique opportunity — offered by the Air Force — to become a chaplain.

In 2014, the Air Force began offering a limited “career intermission program,” with the intent of allowing Airmen to leave the service for one to three years and a guarantee of a return to their previous position. Part of the logic behind the program was that by giving Airmen a “break” — and potentially letting them see the other side of the fence — they’d be more willing to stay committed to the service for the long haul.

Then-TSgt Travis Barrino saw a different opportunity:

Barrino…always felt a calling to be a pastor. As Read more