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Sense of Events: Chaplains bearing arms in combat - is it ever permissible?
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That being said, if anyone should have faith or belief in their convictions that'll be protected or a higher power's plan will prevail , it's a Chaplain.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/891923/posts
Later, much later, Lt Col Stephen Twitty, the commander of the 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry, would look at the map of Baghdad. "Objectives Curly, Larry and Moe - named 'em after the Three Stooges. Those three intersections will go down in history. They were three hellacious battles."
Honestly though, the weapon thing is just transparent. We never notice they aren't handling a weapon. If they were handling a weapon, we would never notice, because everyone else is handling a weapon.
My Boot Camp chaplain was a former Marine (keep in mind Marine Chaplains are actually USN Chaplain Corps).
There's a retired chaplain out here at Quantico (Town, not Base) who is a auxiliary PD Officer, and carries a sidearm.
Basically, the sidearm issue is only an issue if we make it one.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/891923/posts
Later, much later, Lt Col Stephen Twitty, the commander of the 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry, would look at the map of Baghdad. "Objectives Curly, Larry and Moe - named 'em after the Three Stooges. Those three intersections will go down in history. They were three hellacious battles."