5R - Chaplain Assistant (1)

The Chaplain Assistant Career Field builds a culture of spiritual care for Air Force members, their families and other authorized personnel, while pursuing the Chaplain Corps vision of Glorifying God, Serving Airmen, and Pursuing Excellence. Chaplain assistants facilitate religious observances, pastoral care, and provide advice to leadership on spiritual, ethical, moral and morale issues. Chaplain assistants meet the diverse needs of the multi-faith military community by managing religious programs, administrative, financial, and facility support. They recruit, train, and organize volunteers for specific religious ministries. Chaplain assistants are uniquely trained in the principles of religious diversity, religious accommodation, major faith group requisites, privileged communications and religious program management. Chaplain Assistants are trained in crisis intervention counseling to include suicide-intervention skills and traumatic stress response. They also are trained in religious support to hospitals and mortuaries. Chaplain assistants are considered visible reminders of the Holy and conduct themselves in a manner that brings credit, pride and honorable distinction to the Chaplain Corps.