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Hegseth: Military chaplains will no longer display rank
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth aims to enhance spiritual care by reducing faith codes from over 200 to 31 and removing rank insignia from chaplains' uniforms.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that military chaplains would no longer display their rank insignia but would instead display an insignia depicting their "divine calling."
- Chaplains will retain their ranks, but the change is meant to highlight the importance of the chaplain's role as a religious leader and help service members feel more comfortable approaching them.
- Hegseth called the reforms the first steps toward returning chaplains to their esteemed positions as moral anchors of the armed forces.
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Hegseth Takes Rank Off Chaplains' Uniforms
Military chaplains' uniforms will soon send a new message. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said chaplains will stop wearing rank insignia and instead display only their religious symbols, a shift he framed as elevating their "divine calling" and making them less intimidating to approach, USA Today reports. Chaplains will keep their...
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