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The Chaplain Corps of the United States Army consists of ordained clergy who are commissioned Army officers as well as enlisted soldiers who serve as assistants. Their purpose is to offer religious services, counseling, and moral support to the armed forces, whether in peacetime or at war. ==Army Chaplain Center and School== :''See footnotes''〔(Army Chaplain Corps: Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course ). GoArmy.com. Retrieved 4 March 2010.〕〔(Training Directorate ). (United States Army Chaplaincy official homepage). Retrieved 4 March 2010.〕 The U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School (USACHCS)〔(US Army Chaplain Center & School ) (United States Army Chaplaincy official homepage). Retrieved 4 March 2010.〕 is part of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC), which also includes the Air Force Chaplain Service Institute (AFCSI) and the U.S. Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC). The three schools are co-located at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, S.C.〔("First Group of Navy Chaplains Graduate from NSCS Fort Jackson" ). Navy.mil (USN official website), 11/10/2009. By Steve Vanderwerff, Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 3 December 2009.〕 In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to put all military ministry training at the same location.〔 The purpose of the AFCC is to have closer cooperation among the three chaplain corps and to share instruction and training.〔 The U.S. Army Chaplain School was approved on 9 February 1918. Its first session began on 3 March 1918, at Fort Monroe, Virginia.〔(Chaplaincy History & Museum: History of Chaplain Corps ). US Army Chaplain Corps (United States Army Chaplaincy official homepage). Retrieved 4 March 2010.〕 Chaplain (MAJ) Aldred A. Pruden, who developed the plan for the school, was named the first commandant of the school.〔 It subsequently moved to Camp Zachary Taylor (Kentucky), Camp Grant (Illinois), Fort Leavenworth (Kansas), Fort Benjamin Harrison (Indiana), Harvard University (Massachusetts), Fort Devens (Mass.), Fort Oglethorpe (Georgia), Carlisle Barracks (Pennsylvania), Fort Slocum (New York) (1951–62), Fort Hamilton (N.Y.) (1962–74), Fort Wadsworth (N.Y.) (1974–79), and Fort Monmouth (New Jersey) (1979–95).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chaplain Corps (United States Army)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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