OUR MISSION, OBJECTIVES,
AND VALUES
Mission: The United States Corps of Chaplains is dedicated
to primary missions of providing ministerial support and military honors
and assistance to active military members, veterans, and their families
while also providing ministerial service to the civilian community and all
possible assistance in response to disasters of any type. The United
States Corps of Chaplains is also dedicated to defending the Constitution
of the United States of America; to upholding and defending the Bill of
Rights, seen as unalienable, given by God to free men that they might
remain free; to ensure that all citizens, regardless of race, color,
religion, sex, physical characteristics, or national origin, shall have
the right and opportunity to practice their religion as established and
guaranteed by that document which guides this great nation.
The focus of the Mission of the United States Corps of Chaplains is sharing the love of Christ to:
- Glorify God,
- Promote Patriotism,
- Honor our Veterans,
- Minister to All.
Objectives: To have Chaplains and units in every community trained to fulfill the mission and uphold the values of the United States Corps of Chaplains, sharing the love of Christ to Nurture the living, Care for the dying, and Honor the dead.
Values: We, at all times, and in every way, seek the protection, wisdom, and leadership of Almighty God, submitting to Him to do His will. We continue to meet the vision of General George Washington by setting the standard for moral and ethical behavior by upholding the values he established for the first official American Chaplaincy which are incapsuled in the acronym "SACRED" --
- Spirituality: The bedrock of all faiths, providing meaning and direction in life. Seek to know God and yourself at the deepest level.
- Accountability: The means to measure how we practice what we preach. Hold yourself and others to the moral and spiritual high ground in every area of life.
- Compassion: Love in word and deed. The love that sees beyond the surface and discerns our common humanity.
- Religious Leadership: Model spiritual truths wisely and courageously.
- Excellence: Do your best for God's glory. The standard for staff work and religious responsibilities.
- Diversity: Being respectful of different views and ideas that are not like our own.
