{"id":62119,"date":"2025-12-18T09:55:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62119"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:55:47","slug":"lets-make-the-chaplain-corps-great-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62119","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Make The Chaplain Corps Great Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, The Daily Signal<\/a> posted an article about changes Secretary of War Pete Hegseth<\/a> is planning to make to the Chaplain Corps of America’s military.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth<\/a> has pledged to\u00a0toss\u00a0\u201cNew Age\u00a0notions\u201d in\u00a0America\u2019s\u00a0Chaplain Corps\u00a0and make the\u00a0military body\u00a0\u201cgreat again.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent decades, its role has been degraded in an atmosphere of political correctness and secular humanism,\u201d Hegseth said of the Chaplain Corps<\/a> in video message released Tuesday night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cChaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists instead of ministers,\u201d Hegseth said, adding \u201cfaith and virtue were traded for self-help and self-care.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The Chaplain Corps was established in 1775 at the request of George Washington<\/a>, who at the time was serving as general of the Continental Army.\u00a0Washington\u00a0established\u00a0the corps to meet the spiritual needs of the men.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor about 200 years, the chaplain corps continued its role as the spiritual leader of our service members, serving our men and women in times of hardship and ministering to their souls, but sadly, as part of the ongoing war on warriors, in recent decades, its role has been degraded,\u201d Hegseth said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article mentions the current ‘spiritual guide’ (U.S. Army Spiritual Fitness Guide):<\/p>\n

The\u00a0112-page\u00a0document\u00a0mentions\u00a0\u201cGod\u201d only once, does not mention \u201cJesus\u201d\u00a0or \u201cvirtue,\u201d\u00a0but does mention \u201cfeelings\u201d 11\u00a0times and\u00a0\u201cspiritual\u201d over 350 times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe guide relies on New Age notions, saying that the soldier\u2019s spirit consists of consciousness, creativity and\u00a0connection,\u201d Hegseth said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe guide itself reports that around 82% of the military are religious, yet ironically, it alienates our war fighters of faith by pushing secular humanism. In short,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0unacceptable and\u00a0unserious, so\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0tossing\u00a0it,\u201d he\u00a0continued.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hegseth has signed a directive to\u00a0eliminate\u00a0the use of the Army Spiritual Fitness Guide<\/a>. The secretary also announced that military is simplifying the\u00a0U.S. Military\u2019s Faith and Belief Coding System, which is used to track religions and spiritual preferences within the military.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The system currently has over 200 faith and belief codes, according to Hegseth, who added that the majority of the military uses only\u00a0six of the codes, and 11 are not used at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to make the Chaplain Corps great again,\u201d Hegseth pledged, adding, \u201cMerry Christmas.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to artificial intelligence:<\/p>\n