Douglas Lanier Carver (born September 10, 1951) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.

He left active duty, but served with the Army Reserve for five additional years.

[1] Upon returning to active duty in 1984, he attended the Chaplain Corps officer basic course and began his career in the chaplaincy.

He was also a senior chaplain for V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Germany and Iraq from 2002 through 2004.

[1] In his current position as Director of Chaplaincy with the North American Mission Board (the endorsing agent for the Southern Baptist Convention), he is responsible for overseeing 2,700 chaplains around the world.