Their purpose is to offer religious church services, counseling, and moral support to the armed forces, whether in peacetime or at war.
The three schools are co-located at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, S.C.[3] In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to put all military ministry training at the same location.
While that was the goal, the core curricula were maintained by the three service schools and a joint program of instruction (POI) was never created.
[4] Due to a revision of DA PAM 611-21 (Military Occupational Classification and Structure) Effective 1 October 2013, Chaplain Candidates, previously belonging to the Staff Specialist Branch until ordination have worn the Staff Specialist insignia in lieu of religious denomination insignia.
[30] It was established on 14 August 1957, at the then–United States Army Chaplain School at Fort Slocum, New York.