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The US Army is increasing its recruit

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numbers across the chaplain Corps . The

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mission of the US Army Chaplains Corps

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is to provide religious support to

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America's army . What inspired me to be

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an army chaplain is another army

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chaplain . I was in the reserves at the

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time , uh , in college , and we had a

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spectacular unit chaplain . His name

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was Chaplain Coakley . He would come ,

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he was very impersonable , very

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engaging . Uh , very thought provoking ,

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but he was just coming , um , down to

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earth . Impacting the lives of soldiers ,

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um , is a plethora from one end of the

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continuum to another . It ranges from

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simple day to day conversations , uh ,

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a greeting or a hello in the morning or

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the evening , but mostly we try to be

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there for persons regardless of rank ,

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structure , or position , helping them

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find hope in the midst of their

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situation . If someone is interested in

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being an army chaplain , I will first

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tell them it's a great opportunity . To

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serve God and country . Uh , secondly ,

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be open enough , responsive enough ,

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and caring enough to meet people where

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they are without losing who you are ,

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or becoming judgmental .