CH (CPT) James L. Machado Workman

Army | Command and Unit Chaplain

Dates of Service: Dec 1997 - Feb 2006

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Commissioning Source: Direct Commission, Dec 1997

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Bio

Honorably discharged veteran of 9 years. Served as Assistant Brigade Chaplain in the 338th Medical Brigade. I was then transferred to the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion and Served during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-2004. I've been a military chaplain, civilian hospital chaplain, pastor and now family therapist. My military experience has given me superior skills for my civilian career.

Military Experiences

Dec 1997 - Present

Chaplain Candidate

Reserve, USACE HQ, USACE | San Antonio, TX

Clinical Pastoral Education Student at Brook Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston

Jan 2004 - Feb 2006

Battalion Chaplain

362nd QM, 207th RSG, 143rd ESC, 377th TSC | Kinston

Battalion Chaplain with the 362nd Quartermaster Battalion headquartered in Kinston, NC, with oversight of RSP to 5000 personnel during Operation United Victory/Unified Endeavor at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany in the summer of 2005.

Nov 2002 - Jan 2004

Battalion Chaplain

203rd MI (TI), TSC, MIRC, USARC | Aberdeen Proving Ground

Served as Battalion Chaplain for the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion from January 2003—January 2004. Mobilized for combat duty from March 2003—September 2003. In combat setting served as the Chaplain on a Brigadier General’s staff with command and control of a combined multi-national intelligence taskforce headquartered in Baghdad, Iraq. Responsible for the comprehensive Religious Support Program (RSP) providing for the interfaith religious and spiritual needs of 450 military and civilian personnel, located in multiple geographic locations in semi-permissive hostile enemy territory spanning 300 miles. Advised the command of religious and spiritual needs of soldiers and advocated for the accommodation of religious practices.

Jun 2000 - Nov 2002

Assistant Brigade Chaplain

338th MED BDE, 3rd MEDCOM (MCDS), USARC | Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Brigade Chaplain with the 338th Medical Brigade headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, with oversight of RSP during training in Operation Roving Sands at Ft. Bliss, El Paso, TX, in the summer of 2001.