MPs & MAs: How did your chaplain care for you?

LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 14:18:00 -0500

To Chaplains: what programs and strategies have you seen have success in caring for military police & MAs?

MAs & MPs: what did you see a chaplain do that especially helped care for you?

Response by Capt Gregory Prickett made Jan 6 at 2019 2:33 PM

Capt Gregory Prickett — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 14:33:20 -0500

A lot of it depends on the chaplain. I've found that Army chaplains are more apt to go to where the troops are than in the Air Force, and when I was stationed on a Naval Air Station, did not see the chaplain at all. Second, I've found that the more liturgical the faith of the chaplain, the more they were willing to step forward and help a service member find spiritual guidance or assistance; while the more fundamentalist chaplains were more interested in pushing their faith on the service member.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2019 2:45 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 14:45:36 -0500

The only time I saw a chaplain while in Security Forces was when something bad happened in the unit (i.e. a death). They came out said some words and that was it.

Response by Sgt John Steinmeier made Jan 6 at 2019 5:52 PM

Sgt John Steinmeier — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:52:34 -0500

What is this Chaplain you speak of?

Response by PO1 Mary Vermont made Jan 8 at 2019 2:07 PM

PO1 Mary Vermont — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:07:58 -0500

Never saw a caplain unless i went to church

Response by SCPO John Swonger made Aug 22 at 2019 8:04 AM

SCPO John Swonger — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 08:04:23 -0400

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Response by SCPO Wolf C made Apr 19 at 2020 10:39 PM

SCPO Wolf C — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:39:25 -0400

Non existent except for ships company.