Army Chaplain Corps Activities

1 army Regulation 165 1 Religious SupportArmy ChaplainCorpsActivitiesHeadquartersDepar tment of the ArmyWashington, DC3 December 2009 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 165 1 army Chaplain Corps ActivitiesThis major revision, dated 3 December 2009--o Provides new guidelines incorporating decisions from Garrison functioninitiatives which detail new relationships and responsibilities forChaplains (chap 1).o Provides a new chapter describing Chaplain Assistant roles andresponsibilities (chap 4).o Provides new policies on religious education personnel, contracting civilianclergy, and chapel volunteers/faith group leaders (chap 5).

2 O Describes the Chaplain Professional Reinforcement Training as the next modelto blend education, unit training, and self-development into a life longlearning process (chap 9).o Updates Chaplain Reserve component requirements (chap 10).o Addresses religious support during Transformation and includes ministry inthe joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational environment(chap 17).o Updates Internal Control Evaluation Checklists (apps C, D, and E).o Describes the army Chaplaincy Strategic Plan as the primary planning documentto merge Chaplaincy Activities with the army Campaign Plan (throughout).

3 O Presents a revised format which describes the principles of ChaplainActivities through chapter narratives while accounting for more detail orexplanation in easy to use and updated tables of information (throughout).o Eliminates the term Installation Chaplain and describes new terms for SeniorChaplaincy Leadership (throughout).o Eliminates the term Command Religious Program. Introduces Command MasterReligious Plan as the primary planning document to merge Chaplaincyactivities with the command (throughout).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC3 December 2009 Religious SupportArmy Chaplain Corps Activities * army Regulation 165 1 Effective 3 January 2010H i s t o r y.

4 T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o u m m a r y . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n p r e s c r i b e spolicies on Total army religious supporta c t i v i t i e s , r e l i g i o u s m i n i s t r i e s , C h a p l a i nand Chaplain Assistant personnel, Chap-lain recruitment, the Chaplain CandidateP r o g r a m , p o l i c y d e v e l o p m e n t , m o b i l i z a -tion and readiness, training, moral leader-s h i p , m a n a g e m e n t o f i n f o r m a t i o n ,logistics.

5 And This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army Reserve, unlessotherwise and exception proponent for this regulation is theChief of Chaplains. The proponent has theauthority to approve exceptions or waiversto this regulation that are consistent withcontrolling law and regulations. The pro-ponent may delegate this approval author-ity, in writing, to a division chief withinthe proponent agency or its direct report-ing unit or field operating agency, in thegrade of colonel or the civilian may request a waiver to thisregulation by providing justification thatincludes a full analysis of the expectedbenefits and must include formal reviewby the activity s senior legal officer.

6 Allwaiver requests will be endorsed by thecommander or senior leader of the requ-e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g ht h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for management control regulation contains management con-trol provisions and identifies key manage-ment controls that must be evaluated (seeappendixes D and E).S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the Office, Chiefof Chaplains (DACH 3/5/7), 2700 ArmyPentagon, Washington, DC 20310 improvements.

7 Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) directly to the Office, Chiefof Chaplains (DACH 3/5/7), 2700 ArmyPentagon, Washington, DC 20310 o m m i t t e e C o n t i n u a n c e A p p r o v a l .The Department of the army committeemanagement official concurs in the estab-lishment and/or continuance of the com-m i t t e e ( s ) o u t l i n e d h e r e i n . A R 1 5 1requires the proponent to justify establish-i n g / c o n t i n u i n g c o m m i t t e e ( s ) , c o o r d i n a t edraft publications, and coordinate changesin committee status with the ArmyResources and Programs Agency, Depart-ment of the army Committee Manage-ment Office (AARP ZX), 2511 JeffersonDavis Highway, 13th Floor, Taylor Build-ing, Arlington, VA 22202 3926.

8 Further,i f i t i s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t a n e s t a b l i s h e d group identified within this regulation,later takes on the characteristics of a com-mittee, as found in the AR 15 1, then theproponent will follow all AR 15 1 re-quirements for establishing and continuingthe group as a This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and intendedfor command levels B, C, D, and E fort h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army (Listed by paragraph and page number)

9 Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Section IGeneral, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1*This publication supersedes AR 165 1, dated 25 March 165 1 3 December 2009iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedExplanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Establishment of the army Chaplaincy 1 5, page 1 The Chaplaincy and the Constitution 1 6, page 1 The Chaplaincy and Public Law 1 7, page 1 Policy development 1 8, page 2 Section IIResponsibilities (additional responsibilities are found in subsequent chapters)

10 , page 2 Commanders 1 9, page 2 Chief of Chaplains 1 10, page 2 Deputy Chief of Chaplains 1 11, page 3 Assistant Chief of Chaplains for Mobilization and Readiness 1 12, page 3 Assistant Chief of Chaplains for the army National Guard 1 13, page 4 Chief of Chaplains Sergeant Major 1 14, page 4 Commandant, army Chaplain Center and School 1 15, page 4 Senior army Chaplain 1 16, page 4 Senior Chaplain 1 17, page 5 Garrison Chaplain 1 18, page 5 Mission unit Chaplain 1 19, page 6 Chapter 2 Religious Support in the army , page 9 General 2 1, page 9 The Unit Ministry Team 2 2, page 10 Religious support operations 2 3, page 10 Chapter 3 Status, Roles, and Responsibilities of Chaplains, page 11 Professional status 3 1, page 11 Chaplain as professional military religious leader 3 2, page 11 Chaplain as principle military religious advisor 3 3, page 12 Duty considerations 3 4.