{"id":20847,"date":"2013-01-14T00:48:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T03:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=20847"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:59:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:59:19","slug":"chaplain-teams-trained-on-caring-for-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/14\/chaplain-teams-trained-on-caring-for-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaplain Teams Trained on Caring for Themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"

An article at Army.mil<\/a> notes some religious support teams spend so much time caring for others they may neglect their own<\/em> well-being:<\/p>\n

These RST’s work hard to provide moral, ethical and spiritual leadership to their units. On a weekly basis, they care for hundreds of Soldiers from diverse backgrounds and provide counseling for issues ranging from interpersonal relationships to combat stress…<\/p>\n

“Compassion fatigue and burnout is a very real problem,” said Capt. Justine Majeres, the brigade psychologist. “Chaplains are always caring for others, so who cares for the caregiver?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The great quote, though, comes from one of the chaplain assistants:<\/p>\n

“Whether a Soldier is religious or not is irrelevant,” said Staff Sgt. Eric Esposito, the brigade chaplain’s assistant. “There is a misconception that chaplains only help Soldiers of certain faiths. We’re here to take care of all of our Soldiers, no matter what they believe.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite occasional cries of persecution to the contrary, the US military generally does an admirable job of providing for the spiritual needs of all of its troops, no matter what — or where — those needs may be.<\/p>\n

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