{"id":28355,"date":"2014-02-27T01:01:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T04:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=28355"},"modified":"2016-10-01T23:37:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T02:37:44","slug":"navy-chaplains-quietly-fix-uniform-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/27\/navy-chaplains-quietly-fix-uniform-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Chaplains Quietly Fix Uniform Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US Navy recently revamped its uniform program<\/a> — again — in a move that was largely unnoticed but by those who have been critiquing the US military’s hunt for a long-term uniform over the past few years. As the issue was largely ignored, missed also was the substantial impact to US Navy chaplains.<\/p>\n

It seems the Navy’s current versions of camouflage uniforms didn’t authorize a Chaplain’s insignia — meaning it was impossible for average Sailors to easily identify their chaplains:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact you couldn\u2019t identify a chaplain by his or her religion immediately on site [sic<\/em>] was something the Navy Chaplain Corps requested to fix…Allowing sailors to identify their chaplains and to know their [religious affiliation] was extremely important and the Uniform Board has agreed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Truthfully, the change is probably useful for combat situations as well, where a captured chaplain (actually, “retained”) would be more likely to be treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions if he were clearly identifiable.<\/p>\n

Still, it is noteworthy the value the chaplaincy and the Navy itself put on the importance of a Sailor being able to identify a chaplain — and the chaplain’s religion — easily.<\/p>\n

US military chaplains play an important role in ensuring the human liberty — protected by the Constitution — of religious freedom of US troops. They and the Navy agreed its important to know who they are — and who they represent.<\/p>\n

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