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Recruitment Information
Before an applicant can be considered for a government institution chaplaincy position, the minister must obtain an ecclesiastical endorsement from his denomination. Obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement involves the following steps.The first step is to contact the Executive Director of the PRJC in order to obtain an application form. The application will provide the PRJC with several references who must be contacted. The Executive Director of the PRJC or his designee will interview the applicant. If each of these steps is successfully accomplished, the applicant will be instructed to obtain permission from his presbytery to enter into the particular type of chaplaincy ministry for which endorsement is being sought. Assuming all things are in order, the ecclesiastical endorsement will be written and sent to the proper personnel agency. The agency to which the applicant is applying will then begin the process of evaluating the application. The Executive and Associate Directors of the PRJC will assist the applicant in getting through the process. To obtain an ecclesiastical endorsement from the PRJC a $75.00 application fee is required. For the complete explanation of the crucial role of the PRJC, PCA’s endorsing agency, link to the PRJC Endorsement Information Pamphlet.
Under the various chaplain categories below, you may click on “letter and requirements” to read an introductory letter which lays out the chaplaincy requirements for each branch of the military. Please note that some of these letters are directed to the endorsing agency and others to the prospective applicant. To read about the requirements of the other organizations click on the PRJC Endorsement Information Pamphlet above.
ARMY (link to letter and requirements)
Chief of Chaplains – Army
703-601-1132
Recruiting:
800-223-3735, Ext. 6-0435
http://chaplain.goarmy.com/index.htm
Office of the Chief of Chaplains
ATTN: DACH-PER
2511 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA 22202-3907
NAVY (link to letter and requirements)
Chief of Chaplains – Navy
703-614-4043
Recruiting:
703-696-5363
http://www.navy.com
Chief of Chaplains Office
ATTN: 097A
2 Navy Annex
Washington DC 20370-0400
AIR FORCE (link to requirements)
Chief of Chaplains – Air Force
210-652-4700
Recruiting
800-803-2452
www.usafhc.af.mil
Air Force Chief of the Chaplain Service
HQ USAF HC
12 Luke Ave, Carpenter Bldg 5683, Ste 319
Bolling AFB DC 20032-9050
AIR FORCE RESERVES (link to letter and requirements)
Director
HQ ARPC/HC
6760 E Irvington Pl #5100
Denver CO 80280-5100
800-525-0102, Ext: 241
http://www.afrc.af.mil/library/chaplain/index.asp
NATIONAL GUARD
800-443-2985, Ext. 8435
Chaplain Personnel Management Division
HQ AFPC/DPAH
550 C Street West Ste 28
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4730
http://www.1800goguard.com/clergy/
CIVIL AIR PATROL
Chief, CAP Chaplain Service,
HQ CAP-USAF/HC
105 South Hansell St.
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332.
334-953-6002
www.usafhc.af.mil
VETERANS
HQS VA Chaplain Service,
(301/11C)
Dept. of VA Medical Center, Hampton,
VA 23667,
Veterans’ Affairs
757-728-3180
www.chaplain.med.va.gov/chaplain/
STATE PRISON
Department of Corrections:
www.correctons.com
FEDERAL PRISON
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Attention: Chaplaincy Services
320 First Street, N.W.
Washington, DC. 20534
http://www.bop.gov/jobs/index.jsp
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