Military Chaplains, a rare breed

Wednesday I went to Fort Jackson and John Brinsfield, historian in residence led me, Steven and my dad all around the campus. My primary focus was the museum and the library. I was able to look in the museum archives and discuss future plans with the curator. Military chaplain enrollments have dropped off significantly so by 2010 Fort Jackson will be the chaplain school for not only the Army but also to the Navy, Air Force and Marines. There is an interesting article about military chaplains at http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/chaplains/. They are working on a documentary as well. Their blog is http://www.inhisserviceandyours.com/. They've done a good job at conveying the responsibilities of chaplains in Iraq and Afghanistan.