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UNITEDSTATESAIR FORCECATHAND C OLIC CHAPLAHAPLAIN CAN INSDIDATESDigital Edition
DIVERSE FAITH BACKGROUNDSAir Force chaplains are professional clergy fromdiverse faith and denominational backgrounds,including Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, OrthodoxChristian and Protestant, and are commissionedmilitary officers.Full-time or part-time, a Catholic chaplain is: A strong witness to the Catholic faith. A confidential counselor and spiritual director. A defender of religious freedom. A spiritual and sacramental caregiver to Airmen,their families and authorized personnel. An intentional advisor to leadership. A Chaplain Corps team player. Catholic priests and seminarians are criticallyneeded to serve Catholic Airmen and their familieswhile supporting the religious needs of all.Serving God as a Catholic priest in the AirForce is a tremendous honor. In exchangingyour typical civilian parish for a wing [Air Forceorganization], civilian town for a base and blackclothing for various camouflage patterns, youdo not lose your priestly identity; you expand itby seeing God at work across the world in thelives of our Airmen and their families.- Chaplain nicholas reid
FULL-TIME MINISTRIESACTIVE DUTY AIR FORCEChaplains in the Active Duty Air Force serve full timeand provide pastoral care to meet the spiritual needsof Airmen and their family members.COMMITMENTActive Duty chaplains incur an initial servicecommitment of three years. They are assigned allaround the world, from large statewide bases tosmall remote locations.PART-TIME MINISTRIESAIR RESERVE AND AIR NATIONAL GUARDEnhance your full-time civilian ministry while servingthe spiritual needs of Airmen as a part-time chaplain.COMMITMENTTraditional Reserve chaplains serve one weekend amonth (24 days per year) plus a two-week period ofannual training (14 days per year).Individual Mobilization Augmentees serve 12consecutive days of annual training and 12individually scheduled weekdays scatteredthroughout the year.Air National Guard chaplains typically serve oneweekend a month (24 days per year) plus a twoweek period of annual training (14 days per year).There is a growing number of Full Time Air NationalGuard opportunities.
GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENT OPPORTUNITIESCHAPLAIN CANDIDATE PROGRAMExplore the Air Force Chaplaincy in an internshipstyle setting while you earn your Master of Divinityor equivalent graduate-level religious studiesdegree. Chaplain candidates are commissioned assecond lieutenants in the Air Force Reserve. Theymust be accepted by their diocese or religiouscommunity and seminary in as early as pretheology.COMMITMENTAll chaplain candidate commitments take placeduring the summer and are designed to notinterfere with the seminary school year anddiocesan or religious congregation requirements.Although they are commissioned in the Air ForceReserve, chaplain candidates can transfer toa Traditional Reserve, Individual MobilizationAugmentee or Air National Guard chaplainposition upon successful completion of theprogram.VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESCIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP)Chaplains provide emergency services support,character education and ministry in CAP’s missions.COMMITMENTThe CAP Chaplain Corps is highly flexible — asmuch or little time as the Chaplain can give.There are no age restrictions and no medicalexam is required. CAP chaplains are unpaid andnot deployable.
AIR FORCE CHAPLAIN QUALIFICATIONS Be a U.S. citizen; dual citizenship is notauthorized. Possess a bachelor’s degree and a qualifyingpostgraduate degree in theology or relatedreligious studies from an accredited institutionfor priest with at least three years of parish-pastoral ministry leadership experience. Receive an ecclesiastical endorsement fromthe Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA,(milarch.org), to begin the application process.The diocesan or religious superior grants aletter of permission for the endorsement to thearchbishop for the Military Services. Be less than 40 years old for priests andseminarians. Age waivers for priests may beconsidered on a case by case basis. Meet Air Force age, medical, financial, moral,and security standards. Complete the eight-and-a-half-week OfficerTraining School and four-week Basic ChaplainCourse for priests and the Basic ChaplainCandidate course for seminarians.
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MULTIPLE WAYS TO SERVEYou can choose one of several paths that allowsyou to serve your country either full-time orpart-time. No matter which path you select, you’llbecome a member of our global Air Force family.For more information, contact a recruiter -257-1212GOANG.COM1-800-TO-GO-ANGAIM HIGHEA 20-007 is produced by Air Force Recruiting Service.Information may have changed since publication.Please check with your recruiter for updates.
interfere with the seminary school year and diocesan or religious congregation requirements. Although they are commissioned in the Air Force Reserve, chaplain candidates can transfer to a Traditional Reserve, Individual Mobilization Augmentee or Air National Guard chaplain position upon successful completion of the program. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
