Specialty Summary. Develops and administers Chaplain Service policies and procedures, including plans and operations, readiness management, Chaplain Service manpower, budgetary and fiscal management, chaplain facility repair, modification, and construction. Manages resources to provide professional religious support needed to accomplish the mission of the US Air Force and maintain the highest degree of effectiveness and readiness. Advises commanders on religious, ethical, moral, morale, and quality of life matters. Related DoD Occupational Group: 250700.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops peacetime and wartime plans and policies relative to organization and management of chaplain activities such as manpower, Chaplain Readiness Teams (CRT), deployments, ministry strategies, training, chaplain materiel, and chaplain funds.

Conducts worship services, liturgies, and rites. Provides counseling, pastoral care, visitation, religious education, morale programs, spiritual renewal, lay leadership programs, and humanitarian outreach opportunities. Represents the faith and military communities in religious, patriotic, and civic events. Maintains liaison with civilian clergy and organizations to keep current in areas of interest to Chaplain Service programs.

Supervises administration and fiscal control of Chaplain Service functions. Advises commanders on religious, ethical, moral, morale, and quality of life matters. Advises the commanders of their responsibilities to provide appropriate facilities or sites for worship, rites, and counseling.

Maintains ecclesiastical liaison with religious officials and submits required professional reports and records.

Specialty Qualifications:

Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of Air Force war plans, objectives, principles, and methods; Chaplain Service organizational management principles and practices; policies; procedures; programs; activities; and readiness requirements.

Education. The following education is mandatory for entry into this specialty.

Completion of 120 semester hours of undergraduate credit at an institution meeting requirements of DoD Directive 1304.19.



Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree; or 3 years of equivalent resident graduate study according to DoD Directive 1304.19.