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CY20 Edition 2 The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal Chaplain (MG) Thomas Solhjem Chief of Chaplains Chaplain (COL) Brian Ray CH (COL) Roy M. Myers Dr. Nathan H. White Executive Editor Dean, Graduate School for Army Technical Editor Chaplain Corps Professional Development Associate Dean, GSACCPD The Journal Review Board Chaplain (COL) Lary Bazer Chaplain (COL) Brian Harki SGM Derrick Jarmon National Guard Bureau Reserve Components Integrator, DACH FORSCOM Chief Religious Afairs NCO *Cover photo courtesy of CH (LTC) Brian Tung CY20 Edition 3 Mr. Eric Jorgensen Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin Chaplain (COL) Ray Kopec Chief, Strategy Division, OCCH ADM Stockdale Chair in Professional FORSCOM Command Chaplain Military Ethics Dr. George Lucas Chaplain (COL) Karen Meeker Chaplain (COL) James Palmer President, International Society for 8th Army Command Chaplain Director, Strategy, Plans, Policy & Resources, Military Ethics OCCH SGM Noah Rogness SGM Tina Saunders Chaplain (COL) Dave Wake Senior Enlisted Advisor (USAR) Total Force Integrator, USACHCS Chief, Resources Division, OCCH 4 10 22 44 53 60 65 105 5 Senior Leader Reflections Scholarly Writing from Our Corps (cont.) 06 Chief of Chaplains / Past and Present Issues Facing Women 60 Regimental Sergeant Major in the Military Chaplaincy: Historical Progress that Calls for Continued Change Reflections on Our Journal by Chaplain (Major) David Christensen 65 Religious Support During COVID-19 08 Great Articles from the Chaplain Corps by Chaplain (Captain) Jameson M. Williams Journal Over the Past Four Decades by Chaplain (Colonel) Brian Ray, Ph.D. Enhancing Mission Command Through 69 Increased Army Chaplain Trust-Building Scholarly Writing from Our Corps Capabilities by Chaplain (Colonel) Mark Stewart 10 Shooting an Azimuth: Reorienting the Army Chaplain Corps for Efective Mission Current Thought by Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Renee R. Kiel 78 Leadership and the Profession of Arms 22 Beyond Competence: Capabilities Based 91 The Evolving Operating Environment Senior Leader Development by Chaplain (Colonel) Lawrence M. Dabeck History 31 The Suicide Prevention/Intervention 105 The Battle of Wills to Establish the Ofice of Challenge...A Better Way the Chief of Chaplains by Chaplain (Colonel) Shmuel L. Felzenberg by Dan Fitzpatrick, Chaplain Corps Historian 44 Religious Engagement and State 114 Into the Dark, Alone: Moral Injury and Partnership: Case Study in Strategic PTSD in Civil War Veterans Coordination by CH (Lieutenant Colonel) Brian Koyn by Chaplain (Colonel) David L. Johnson Books 53 From Morality to Lethality: Moral Development Training’s Role in Increasing Soldier Resiliency 119 Book Recommendations by Chaplain (Major) Daniel A. Chase Magazine | 2014 5 6 The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal / Senior Leader Reflections Chief of Chaplains In recent months, our Nation and our Army have faced unprecedented challenges. The Chaplain Corps is not exempt from the far-reaching efects of the changes which have occurred as a result. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how we work, how we worship, and how we connect with one another. Recent events have also highlighted the challenges our society and our Army face around liberty, justice, and fairness. During these times, I believe our Chaplain Corps has a sacred mandate to be a part of healing and reconciliation in our units, across the Army, and even for the Nation as a whole. This requires the Chaplain Corps to play a role in character formation, which is foundational to our success as Religious Supporters and advisors to Army leaders, and to the success of the Army at large. As our Chief of Staf, General McConville, wrote, “success depends on the leader exhibiting ethical courage by doing the right things in the right way.” Doing the right thing is hard, especially when it really matters. To this end, the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal is a beneficial resource for personal and professional development on many fronts. This edition of the Journal includes discussions around character CH (MG) Thomas L. Solhjem development, partnerships, insights into supporting the health and wellbeing of the force, and some of the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains other challenges we are facing as a Corps. We need this type of serious reflection on these topics and others, now more than ever. Looking back during this 100th year since the establishment of the Ofice of the Chief of Chaplains, I am proud of all that the Corps has accomplished for the Army and the Nation we serve. Looking ahead, I am aware that we must continue to grow. Our Army Chaplain Corps vision is to be a “world-class, fully-integrated network of mutually supportive Army religious support professionals.” Trust is critical in achieving that vision – trust between professionals in the Corps and trust with the community we serve. Much of the work ahead will involve continuing to build within ourselves, and within our teams, the character that is the basis of trustworthiness. I invite everyone in our Chaplain Corps – oficers, enlisted, and civilians – to join me in the hard work of character formation. Regimental Sergeant Major It has been said many times that, “Non-Commissioned Oficers are the backbone of the Army.” This makes character formation among our phenomenal Religious Afairs Specialists essential to our success as a Chaplain Corps. The trust we build within our ministry teams should be a model for trust across the organizations and the communities we serve. The articles highlighted in this edition of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal provide helpful insights for our work together, as we build and model trust. I encourage our UMTs to take advantage of this work, by reading and discussing the journal articles together. In doing so, you will sharpen and strengthen one another, professionally and personally. Every member of our Chaplain Corps team matters. Becoming a “world-class, fully-integrated network of mutually supportive Army religious support professionals” requires each of us to “do the right things in the right way,” while we respect and encourage and support one another, without exception. I’m proud to be SGM Ralph Martinez part of your network as your teammate, as we accomplish our shared mission of “building Army spiritual Regimental Sergeant Major readiness to deploy, fight, and win our Nation’s wars, by providing reliable and relevant world-class religious support.” Senior Leader Reflections / CY20 Edition 7 “Character does not happen by accident; it requires a commitment by the leader to internalize the values of the organization and to understand that the unit’s success depends on the leader exhibiting ethical courage by doing the right things in the right way. This cultivation of character strengthens trust within the unit and preserves the American people’s confidence in the Army.”1 GEN James C. McConville 40th Chief of Staf of the Army “People First. That includes Families. Afer nearly two decades of sustained combat operations, our generation of leaders has learned firsthand that Families are directly tied to readiness. In these challenging times, we must know our People better than ever, be flexible to balance their needs with the needs of the Army, and continue to put People First in everything we do.”2 SMA Michael A. Grinston 16th Sergeant Major of the Army 1 “Preface,” A Persistent Fire: The Strategic Ethical Impact of World War I on the Global Profession of Arms, Timothy Mallard and Nathan H. White, eds. Washington, DC: NDU Press, 2020. 2 "SMA Sends: Supporting Our Families is Putting People First," Message to Army personnel, 1 September 2020. 8 The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal / Reflections on Our Journal Great Articles from the Chaplain Corps Journal Over the Past Four by CH (Colonel) Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Decades The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps has a long and proud tradition of The Top Articles from 1990 producing a top-quality academic journal. With the digitization initiative that placed over 1,200 articles just a click away, it is fitting to First Brigade Task Force Ministry highlight the great work of our Corps over the past four decades. As CH (MAJ) Reese Ryder Stephens, Task Force Chaplain, Operation Just such, the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal continues the tradition Cause started two years ago of highlighting the top articles from forty years https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00075/37j ago (1980), thirty years ago (1990), twenty years ago (2000), and ten years ago (2010). A Commander’s Letter to His Chaplain LTC(P) Marshall Helena, U.S. Army War College Student The Top Articles from 1980 https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00075/87j Finding Power in “Weakness” – The Real Energy for Ministry Seeking God’s Presence (A Rabbi Chaplain’s Reflection) CH (MG) Kermit Johnson, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains CH (CDR) Arnold Resnicof, Provided Ministry Immediately Afer the https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00034/13j 1983 Bombing of the Marines in Beirut https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00073/71j “Spiritual Journeying” and The Chaplaincy CH (COL) Eugene Allen, President of the U.S. Army Chaplain Board https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00036/11j Taking Another Look at Time CH (COL) O. D. Nelson, Selected for Promotion to BG at the Time of Publication https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00036/121j Some Novels for the Pastor’s Study John Killinger, Ph.D., Professor of Preaching, Vanderbilt Divinity School https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062787/00033/17j Reflections on Our Journal / CY20 Edition 9 The Top Articles from 2000 Initial Ministry to Persecuted People: Reflections by Army Chaplains