United States Army Institute for Religious Leadership

This is the official site of the United States Army Institute for Religious Leadership

MISSION

The U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership (USA-IRL), Fort Jackson, South Carolina is the “Heart and home” of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. Our mission is to generate and develop Chaplain Corps Soldiers and capabilities to provide religious support and advisement across the full range of military operations to the total force.

LEADERS

  • Director
    COL Richard W. West
    Director
  • Commandant & Deputy Director
    COL Thomas S. Helms
    Commandant & Deputy Director
  • Command Sergeant Major
    CSM Varian T. Montgomery
    Command Sergeant Major

HISTORY

The U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership was created out of a need to adequately train chaplains to staff the large fighting force that the United States was creating in 1917 for service in World War I. Chaplain (MAJ) Aldred A. Pruden developed the plan for the school. On 9 February 1918, the War Department approved Chaplain Pruden’s plan, and the first session of the Chaplain School commenced on 3 March 1918, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Chaplain Pruden was designated as its first commandant and established a five-week curriculum which included courses in international and military law, first aid, drill, rules of land warfare and equitation.

During the operation of the school, 1,696 clergymen were authorized to attend. Of these 1,315 reported, 915 were graduated, commissioned, and assigned to duty; 123 were appointed to the Officer’s Reserve Corps. Thus, 1,038 chaplains or chaplain candidates were graduated, of whom 123 didn’t see active duty because they did not graduate until after the Armistice. A subsidiary Chaplain School was also established in France in 1918 near the headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force at Chaumont. The one-week course (eventually expanded to 10 days) provided realistic simulation of battlefield training including gas defense drill and identification and burial of the dead. Approximately 600 chaplains attended the school in its eight-month existence.

Although a small branch, the chaplaincy firmly established itself in the 1920s. The Chaplain School, which had been deactivated after the war, was re-established in 1920. Chaplain training became a prime factor in the professionalization of the branch. Since seminaries transformed individuals into clergy, it was up to the Army to take these civilian professionals and turn them into Army professionals. In 1919, a board recommended establishing a permanent school to conduct a basic course to train newly commissioned chaplains to minister to soldiers of denominations other than their own. The course would also prepare them to be army officers, teaching them Army regulations and customs.

On 15 May 1920, the Chaplain School opened at Camp Grant, Illinois with a staff of 15 and a student body of 15. The 21 subject curriculum included physical training and map reading. In 1921, it moved to Camp Knox, Kentucky, to Fort Wayne, Michigan in 1922, and then to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Staff and faculty wrote and distributed correspondence courses to train Reserve chaplains. Eventually, because of the low number of Regular Army chaplains to take the course, (only 125 were on active duty) and because of lack of support from other commanders, the school was deactivated in 1928. While the School was closed for resident training, correspondence programs continued. For the next 18 years, 85% of the clergy who enrolled in correspondence courses were commissioned in the Reserves, 14% in the National Guard and .4% in the Regular Army.

Two days after Pearl Harbor, the re-activation of the Chaplain School was set in motion. On 2 February 1942, 75 chaplains attended the first class at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. The 28-day session included 200 hours of instruction in military organization, customs and courtesies, military law, graves registration, first aid, military administration and chaplain activities. Gas mask drills, calisthenics and outdoor map orientation were also part of the curriculum.

After four sessions at Fort Benjamin Harrison, the school moved to Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The number of students increased from 75 to 450 and the faculty was augmented accordingly. The sessions were lengthened to five, then six weeks. An Army instructional film of this period, which was made in Hollywood and titled “For God And Country”, portrayed four chaplains being trained at Harvard as well as looking at their subsequent careers. The actor who played the part of the Catholic chaplain in the film was Ronald Reagan. By 1944, with a decrease in enrollment, the school moved to Fort Devens, Massachusetts and then to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia in 1945. Of the 8302 chaplains enrolled before the end of 1945, 8183 graduated.

Additional training generally became available after chaplains graduated. Those who were selected for duty with the Army Air Corps received two weeks of special training at the Air Corps School in San Antonio, Texas. A parallel course was set up for enlisted personnel who were to serve as chaplain assistants. In all, 1089 chaplains and 939 enlisted completed the course. Some schools conducted exercises where chaplains coordinated their activities to actual troop movements and terrain. Chaplains had to find soldiers with simulated wounds and give them proper treatment. They also selected a site for a cemetery, and they wrote burial reports and condolence letters. Chaplains entering jump school faced some of the most physically demanding training. To minister to paratroopers, chaplains needed to bond with men, and jumping with them was the most important way to form that bond.

The Chaplain School, meanwhile, moved from Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in 1946 to Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The basic course was extended to three months to give the new chaplain “a picture of his peacetime job and its many opportunities.” To improve readiness, Reserve and National Guard chaplains could now attend resident courses and also receive non-resident training through extension courses. Even after the establishment of a separate chaplaincy, Air Force chaplains received training at the Army School. Eventually, the Air Force established its own school. The Navy soon followed suit.

Frequently, securing qualified chaplain assistants was difficult. Commanders sometimes assigned troublesome soldiers to the chaplain. Qualified soldiers working for chaplains often requested transfers due to lack of promotion opportunities. In 1949, a study recommended that assistants be assigned on the basis of completion of a special course of instruction at the Army Chaplain School, demonstrated ability from on-the -job training for a period of not less than 90 days, or civilian training or experience in religion or music and on-the -job training for not less than 60 days. Instead, enlisted soldiers already qualified in the Personnel and Administration Career Field were trained and designated as “Qualified Chaplain’s Assistants”. In 1950, the Chaplain School instituted its first enlisted training program. Future Air Force “Welfare Specialists” were the first graduates. This program continued until 1954. After a lapse of two years, it was reinstated at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Fort Ord, California. Later operations were consolidated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

The school’s sixteenth move came in 1996, when the Chaplain Center and School came to its present home at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, having moved from Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. The school is also recognized as the home of the Chaplain Corps Regiment since it was formally activated on 29 July 1986. The Army Chaplain Museum is also located at the school.

COURSES

  • ATRRS Number: 561-56M10

    Enrollment:
    • Human Relations Command (HRC) enrolls newly accessioned Soldiers
    • Units enroll others, including reclassifying students

    Course length: 7 weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 16 times per year
    The Religious Affairs Specialist AIT Course prepares enlisted Soldiers who have graduated from Basic Combat Training to perform or provide the religious support necessary to accomplish the Battalion level Unit Ministry Team mission in combat and in garrison.
    AIT graduates are prepared for tactical operations, religious operations support, use of advanced digital systems and receiving and safeguarding Chapel Tithes and Offerings Funds. They also learn the complex interaction skills necessary to provide for the Free Exercise of Religion in a multi-faith environment.
    AIT students are educated to recognize the diversity of religious experiences and practices to respect the rights of the individual.

  • ATRRS Number: 805D-56M10

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollments are controlled by Human Resources Command (HRC)

    Course length: 2 weeks

    Location: Varies (hosted by the 80th TNG BDE)

    Frequency: Approximately 2 times per year

    The Religious Affairs Specialist MOS-T Course provides Soldiers with basic Religious Affairs Specialist Military Occupational Skills training to transition from their current specialty to the 56M MOS.

    MOS-T graduates are prepared for tactical operations, religious operations support, use of advanced digital systems and receiving and safeguarding Chapel Tithes and Offerings Funds. They also learn the complex interaction skills necessary to provide for the Free Exercise of Religion in a multi-faith environment.

    This course is conducted in two phases:
    • Phase 1 is a distance learning phase conducted by the Chaplain School
    • Phase 2 is a 2-week resident phase conducted by the 80th Training Command utilizing a USA-IRL developed curriculum.

  • ATRRS Number: 5-16-C20-56A

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollments are controlled by Human Resources Command (HRC)

    Course length: 8 weeks (multiple phases)

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 3 times per year

    Incoming Students: CHBOLC Students coming to Fort Jackson need to review the Welcome Guide below prior to arrival. If you are enrolled and within 15 days of the course start date and have NOT been contacted by the Course Manager, immediately contact us via email at: usa-irl-chbolc@army.mil

    CHBOLC Vision: To transform civilian religious leaders into influential, adaptive, and critically thinking military religious leaders capable of meeting the religious support needs of the Army.

    CHBOLC Mission: To train students to become religious leaders who demonstrate the core competencies of nurture the living, care to the wounded, and honor the fallen while advising Commanders and providing religious support to the Army family.

    Course Overview: CHBOLC is an intensive, outcomes-based, entry-level, initial military training process for newly accessioned chaplain and chaplain candidates. The training and special activities during this course provide unique opportunities for professional, physical, academic, and spiritual growth. The CHBOLC program of instruction (POI) consists of four phases:

    • Direct Commissioning Course (DCC). This is the “basic training” phase in which Army Basic Officer Leader Course common core, Army Warrior tasks, and orientation to the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps are trained.
    • Phase 1 focuses on developing the essential staff officer skills needed to function in the Army.
    • Phase 2 provides basic chaplain ministry and pastoral skills necessary to function as a chaplain at the battalion level.
    • Phase 3 training brings together leadership, professionalism, and officership in field, garrison, and social environments. The main focus of this phase is the 108 hour field training exercise (FTX).

    For many students, CHBOLC is the first opportunity to work as a member of a multi-faith team providing religious support and services to a diverse community. To support student success the Chaplain School’s CHBOLC program stresses:

    • Teamwork to accomplish the religious support mission
    • Integration into the Army Community and its customs, courtesies, ethic and traditions
    • Adapting civilian education and experiences to the Army environment
    • Performing the critical staff officers skills to work in collaboration with other Battalion staff officers and NCOs
    • Advising leaders on the impact of religion on the military community and operations

    Students can expect:

    • A vigorous Army physical education program and adherence to Army standards for physical fitness
    • Working in multi-faith teams to solve religious support problems and implement effective solutions
    • An interactive and challenging academic program requiring critical thinking and decisive action
    • Faculty who have successfully done what they are teaching, are committed to the Chaplaincy’s mission, and are trained to teach, coach, and mentor students
    • Immersion in the digital tools used by the Army
    • Digital systems used to simulate operational religious support scenarios
    • Time in the field experiencing Army life in a military operation

  • ATRRS Number: 561-56M30-C45

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollments are controlled by Human Resources Command (HRC)

    Course length: 3.5 weeks

    Location: Noncommissioned Officers’ Academy (NCOA), Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 3 times per year

    The Advanced Leaders’ Course trains Promotable Sergeant Religious Affairs Specialists in the critical tasks necessary to fulfill the roll of a Staff Sergeant through classroom instruction, peer-to-peer discussion, assessments, written papers, graded briefs and a simulated exercise.

  • ATRRS Number: 561-56M40-C46

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollments are controlled by Human Resources Command (HRC)

    Course length: 4.5 weeks

    Location: Noncommissioned Officers’ Academy (NCOA), Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 3 times per year

    The Senior Leaders’ Course trains promotable Staff Sergeant Religious Affairs Specialists in the critical tasks necessary to fulfill the roll of a Sergeant First Class through classroom instruction, peer-to-peer discussion, assessments, written papers, graded briefs and a simulated exercise.

  • ATRRS Number: 5-16-C22

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollments are controlled by Human Resources Command (HRC)

    Course length: 20 weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 2 times per year

    The Career Courses are the first step in Professional Military Education (PME). C4 provides mid-career Chaplains with the military common core to develop their staff officer skills and Chaplain Education to develop their proficiency as Chaplains.

    C4 broadens the Chaplain’s perspective to prepare him or her to serve in more complex organizational and operational environments.

    The C4 educational program will provide a challenging academic environment to:

    • Improve the leadership and critical thinking competencies needed to serve at battalion or brigade levels staff.
    • Encourage accountability, a commitment to life-long learning, initiative, self-discipline, and leader development.
    • Build upon the skills, knowledge and abilities gained during previous training and operational assignments using small group instruction and outcome based exercises that involve realistic problems and engage the student’s critical thinking skills.

  • ATRRS Number:

    Phase 1: 5-16-C23 (DL)

    Phase 2: 5-16-C23

    Enrollment:
    Enrollments are controlled by United States Army Reserve (USAR) DACH-RCI and Army National Guard (ARNG) Training NCO, ARNG-PER

    Course length: C4 RC is a two phase course. Phase 1 is 75 hours of distributed learning. Phase 2 is a two week resident learning experience. Students must complete both phases in sequence in order to meet course requirements.

    Location: DL for Phase 1 and Chaplain School, Fort Jackson for Phase 2

    Frequency: Approximately six iterations of Phase 1 per year and four iterations of Phase 2 per year.

    The Career Courses are the first step in Professional Military Education (PME). C4 RC provides mid-career Chaplains with the military professional core to develop their staff officer skills and Chaplain Education to develop their proficiency as Chaplains.

    C4 broadens the Chaplain’s perspective to prepare him or her to serve in more complex organizational and operational environments. The C4 RC educational program will provide a challenging academic environment to:

    • Improve the leadership and critical thinking competencies needed to serve at battalion or brigade levels staff.
    • Encourage accountability, a commitment to life-long learning, initiative, self-discipline, and leader development.
    • Build upon the skills, knowledge and abilities gained during previous training and operational assignments using small group instruction and outcome based exercises that involve realistic problems and engage the student’s critical thinking skills.

  • ATRRS Number: 5G-FA56

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollments are controlled by the Chaplain Branch

    Course length: 2 weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 2 times per year

    The Operational Religious Support Leadership Course (ORSLC) focuses on broadening the field grade chaplain’s understanding of Army organizations, operations and procedures. Course content emphasizes planning, preparing, executing, and assessing training for a Brigade Combat Team (BCT). ORSLC is 2 weeks in duration, containing 3 modules, a total of 17 lessons, and 4 tasks over 75 instructional hours. The course emphasizes advanced skills and knowledge supporting the performance of critical tasks for chaplain Major staff officer responsibilities such as: supervise the command master religious program, implement Unit Ministry Team (UMT) training in the brigade, determine UMT training requirements, perform UMT functions and manage the delivery of religious support in the BCT and in the JIIM environment.

  • ATRRS Number: 561-F2

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollment Through: usairlschoolregistrar@army.mil

    Course length: 2 weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 2 times per year

    The non-appropriated Chaplains Fund Clerks Course provides education and practice in accounting procedures, regulatory requirements, safeguarding of Chaplains’ Fund assets, and Chaplain Tithes and Offerings Fund business practices.

  • ATRRS Number: 5G-F7/561-F6

    Enrollment:
    • Enrollment Through: usairlschoolregistrar@army.mil

    Course length: 2 weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Approximately 2 times per year

    The Chaplaincy Resource Managers’ course trains selected Chaplains and Noncommissioned Officers in the skills and knowledge necessary to function as a Non-appropriated Chaplaincy Tithes and Offerings Fund (CTOF) Manager and Chaplaincy Resource Manager for appropriated fiscal and material resources.

  • Course #: 7B-SI7Q/570-SQI2 (VLC)

    Enrollment:

    Course Length: 2 Weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: 2-3 times annually

    The Common Faculty Development - Developer Course (CFD-DC) is a two-week, 80-hour course designed to provide Army training and curriculum developers with the skills necessary to produce lesson plans and instructional products for the institutional domain.

  • Course #: 7B-F40/570-F27

    Enrollment:

    Course Length: 1 Week

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: 2 times annually

    The purpose of this 40-hour course is to provide middle manager training to personnel assigned to mid-level training and education management positions in training institutions, including the skills and knowledge necessary to manage training and education development IAW TRADOC regulations and guidance.

  • Course #: 9E-SI5K/920-SQI8 (VLC)

    Enrollment:

    Course Length: 2 Weeks

    Location: Chaplain School, Fort Jackson

    Frequency: Four times annually (once per quarter)

    The CFD-IC course is an 80-hour, outcomes-based, learner-centered course designed to provide current and future Army faculty members (e.g., instructors, trainers, and facilitators) with the essential knowledge and practical skills necessary for teaching and learning in an authentic, real-world adult learning environment.

  • Graduate School for Army Chaplain Corps Professional Development (Grad School)

    Mission:
    Graduate School develops, manages, conducts, and evaluates professional education on behalf of the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains. The Graduate School’s mission is to educate and develop the best religious support professionals for the Total Army.

    Graduate School programs focus on professional development education. Graduate School conducts no Initial Entry Training (IET), Initial Military Training (IMT), or Professional Military Education (PME) programs. Graduate School reinforces Army Learning among Religious Support Professionals through training, education, and experience in the Institutional (non-PME), Operational, and Individual domains of learning. Building upon PME foundations, Graduate School programs are synchronized with the Religious Leader Academy (RLA) and the Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA).

    Key Personnel:
    Dean: CH (COL) Ibraheem Raheem, ibraheem.a.raheem.mil@army.mil, Full Biography
    Associate Dean: Dr. Nathan H. White, nathan.h.white.civ@army.mil, Full Biography

    Contact:
    Phone: 803-751-9041
    Email: graduateschoolarmychaplaincorps@army.mil

    Organization
    Graduate School consists of several component Schools. These include: the School for Spiritual Care – Army CPE, the School for Spiritual Counseling – Family Life, the School for Professional Development, and the School for Academic Degrees.

    Component Organizations:

    School for Spiritual Care – Army CPE

    School for Spiritual Counseling – Family Life

    School for Professional Development

    School for Academic Degrees

    Professional Objectives: The U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains has approved Professional Objectives for Chaplains at all grade plates. These Objectives guide the education and praxis of Chaplains throughout their Lifecycle.

  • School for Spiritual Care – Army CPE

    Mission: The School for Spiritual Care – Army CPE provides educational and certification programs on behalf of the Army Chief of Chaplains and Graduate School. Programs provide qualified Chaplains to fill critical roles across the Army Chaplain Corps. The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) System, the major component of the School for Spiritual Care, provides industry recognized, world-class education leading to specialized certification in spiritual care and support RS professional development.

    Courses of study offered:

    CPE Resident Course
    The CPE Resident Course is a 52-week course accredited both by U.S. Army TRADOC and the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). It supports the Army Chief of Chaplains requirement for clinically trained specialists in spiritual care and spiritual care training, and qualifies Chaplain Clinicians, SI 7R. In addition, this course includes an option to obtain a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) degree through an accredited theological institution.

    ACPE Certified Educator Candidate Course
    The ACPE Certified Educator Candidate Course is a 186-week, 8,000 academic hour, nationally certified education course conducted in 39 months, accredited both by US Army TRADOC and ACPE. The education student course fulfills the Army and the Army CCH’s requirement for Certified Spiritual Care Educators and professional development experts, and certifies Army chaplains as ACPE Army Certified Educators, Area of Concentration (AOC) 56D, who are certified to conduct Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs across the Army inventory, including the Army CPE Resident Course, CPE Extended Units, and Intern CPE Units.

    Army CPE Extended Course
    The Army CPE Extended Course is a 25-week Distributed Learning course done by students in their units of assignment. This course enables Army Chaplains to gain further specialized experience through their careers.

    Combat Medical Ministry/Emergency Medical Ministry Course
    The Combat Medical Ministry/Emergency Medical Ministry Course is a two-week, blended model course that produces military Chaplains with capabilities of providing comprehensive pastoral care on the battlefield or in forward deployed medical units and trauma response teams. The CMM-EMM Course builds upon Chaplain Corps competencies and focuses on short-term trauma intervention and response to combat casualties, combat stress and emergent/urgent care environment. Additionally, the training enables Chaplains to effectively minister to soldiers, medical staff, chain of command, and units experiencing mass casualty and/or traumatic injury because of combat.

    Medical Ministry Moral Injury Course (MMMI)

    The Medical Ministry Moral Injury Course explores foundational theories of trauma from spiritual, psychological, and physiological approaches with special emphasis on spiritual trauma, post- traumatic soul wounding, and pastoral approaches to trauma care and recovery. The course provides Chaplains and Religious Affairs Specialists an interactive workshop approach to assisting traumatized persons and their support systems with resilience, self-care, and reintegration skills. Course methodology includes practical exercises, case studies, and the application of personal experiences. (Troop School 430)

    Medical Ministry Substance Abuse Course (MMSA)

    The Medical Ministry Substance Abuse Course provides Unit Ministry Team personnel increased knowledge and understanding of substance use disorder (SUD), the spiritual aspects of SUD recovery, and provides ways to apply course information in providing religious support. Topics include medical, developmental, social, and cultural issues relative to pastoral care issues of SUD recovery. (Troop School 430)

    Component sites:
    Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
    Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

    Program Director: CH (COL) Ibraheem Raheem, ibraheem.a.raheem.mil@army.mil, Full Biography

    ECPE Director: CH (CPT) Simon Ko, simon.ko.mil@army.mil, Full Biography

    Course Director: CH (MAJ) Juman Kim, juman.kim.mil@army.mil, Full Biography

    To register for a course (link to registration forms below), prospective students should contact their Component
    QS Manager POCs, listed below:

    COMPO 1/AA
    Sherry N. Dudley, sherry.n.dudley.civ@army.mil, (803) 751-9014

    COMPO 2/ARNG

    CH (LTC) Adam Cochran adam.r.cochran2.mil@army.mil, (256) 557-1386

    COMPO 3/USAR
    USARC Chaplain Directorate: Contact your command Chaplain section

    Register: FY27-Short-Course-Registration-Form.pdf

    Extended Clinical Pastoral Education (ECPE) Application FY26: ECPE Application

    ECPE Memorandum of Instruction (MOI): ECPE MOI

    Grant for ASI 1M, 7S or 7R: ASI Granting Policy

  • School for Spiritual Counseling – Family Life

    Mission: The School for Spiritual Counseling – Family Life provides educational training courses to develop and enhance the counseling capability of the Army Chaplain Corps to better serve Soldiers and families.

    Family Life Courses:

    Family Life Chaplain Qualification Course (FLCQC)

    The FLCQC is a 18-21 month program that incorporates an accredited 60 semester hour Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling. The FLCQC includes supervised onsite counseling, theological integration and special training in evidence-based psychotherapy models. The FLCQC supports the regulatory requirement for Family Life Chaplains (FLCs)/SI 7K to train chaplains and to provide advanced counseling to Soldiers and families.

    Family Life Chaplain Supervisor in Training (SIT) Fellowship

    The SIT Fellowship is a 24-month program that trains and certifies Army FLCs as American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisors (AAMFT AS). The SIT fellowship meets the Army regulatory requirement to provide AAMFT Approved Supervisors for Chaplain Family Life Training Centers.

    Pastoral Skills Intensive Course (PSIC)

    PSIC is a two-week course that equips chaplains with counseling skills to better assist the Army Community in developing healthy relationships and the ability to thrive under the pressures of military life. PSIC trains chaplains in evidence-based, faith informed counseling practices and interventions. PSIC meets the 100 hour Pastoral Skills Training – Family Life (PST-FL) regulatory requirement for first-term chaplains.

    Register:

    FY26 PSIC Application and MOI

    Family Life Chaplain Integration Course (FLIC)

    FLIC is a two-week course that trains Chaplains who already have a graduate degree in counseling to become Family Life Chaplains. FLIC training includes theological integration, clinical supervision and trainer development. FLIC supports the requirement for equivalency for obtaining SI 7K for Chaplains who did not complete FLCQC.

    Register:

    FY26 FLIC Application and MOI

    MILPER FY25 ACS Board

    Component sites (Family Life Chaplain Training Centers (FLCTC))
    Fort Bragg, NC
    Fort Hood, TX

    Program Director: CH (COL) John Manuel, Full Biography

  • School for Professional Development

    Mission: The School for Professional Development (SfPD) creates and implements the Professional Development effort for the Chaplain Corps. The focus for the SfPD is currently the Chaplain Professional Integration Course (CPIC) available for all first-term Chaplains. CPIC is an Outcomes Based Military Education (OBME) curriculum, based on DODI 1322.35, and built to TRADOC accreditation standards reaching the Total Army.

    The SfPD is also integral in developing Professional Education courses in support of identified Chaplain Professional Objectives to be utilized in operational, institutional, and structured self-development contexts.

    Program Director: CH (MAJ) Jeremy Plevka, Jeremy.e.Plevka.mil@army.mil, Full Biography

  • School for Academic Degrees

    Mission: The School for Academic Degrees manages the publishing of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal, a peer-reviewed publication that curates and disseminates best practices and research central to the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. It also curates critical Knowledge Management resources to facilitate dissemination to the field.

    The School for Academic Degrees also creates and manages affiliations for education with civilian academic and credentialing bodies, oversees and develops Chaplain Corps Faculty Development and Management processes, and plans and conducts Symposia relevant to the needs of the Corps and the Army.

    Program Director: Dr. Katherine Voyles, katherine.h.voyles.civ@army.mil, Full Biography

    Journal Editor: Dr. Adam Tietje,

U.S. ARMY CHAPLAIN CORPS MUSEUM

Always present with Soldiers in war and in peace, the Chaplain Corps provides religious support to America’s Army. That story is told at the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Museum.

Since 29 July 1775, approximately 25,000 Army chaplains have served as religious and spiritual leaders for 25 million Soldiers and their families. Army chaplains and chaplain assistants have performed their ministries in the most religiously diverse organization in the world.

MISSION

To collect, preserve, document and utilize for research, exhibitions and educational programs, historically significant properties relating to the history of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps from its inception in 1775 to the present. As an educational institution, the museum will support training and education for military and civilian personnel.

CONTACT:

803-751-8827 or -8079

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Monday - CLOSED

Tuesday - 1000 - 1600

Wednesday - 1000 - 1600

Thursday - 1000 - 1600

Friday - CLOSED

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Sunday - CLOSED

Open to Military Monday - Friday 0900 - 1600

Closed on Federal Holidays

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