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21st Century U.S. Army Training Manual: Religious Support Handbook for the Unit Ministry Team (TC 1-05), Guide for Chaplains (Ringbound)
21st Century US Army Training Manual Religious Support Handbook for the Unit Ministry Team Guide for Chaplains - TC 1-05 - Ringbound Author:Department of Defense This ringbound book provides a reproduction of a major U.S. Army Training Circular, TC 1-05, Religious Support Handbook for the Unit Ministry Team. The Unit Ministry Team (UMT) handbook provides an unclassified staff reference book for chaplains and chaplain assistants. It emphasizes essential activities during combat operations at division a... more »nd lower echelons. This handbook is considered a living document that is, it will receive periodic formal review by the proponent, but it also should be reviewed and revised by the user to meet specific needs. Chaplains and chaplain assistants should use this handbook as a guide, being mindful that they must remain knowledgeable of policies and procedures established by regulations, standing operating procedures (SOP), and other local directives. Military Religious Support Mission - UMT is to provide military religious support (RS) to soldiers, families, and authorized civilians as directed by the commander. To perform this mission, each chaplain fulfills two roles: religious leader and special staff officer ensuring the following key tasks are completed RS for all faith groups, Moral leadership, Emergency RS, Provision of professional expertise to the commander on free exercise of religion, morals, morale, and the ethical impact of command decisions. Chaplains perform RS when their actions are in accordance with the tenets or beliefs of their endorsing faith group. Chaplains provide RS for religious services or practices that they cannot personally perform. RS includes religious leader activities, such as religious services, rites, sacraments, ordinances, religious education, pastoral care and counseling, religious education, family life ministry, and institutional ministry. RS also includes special staff officer activities, such as professional support to the command, management and administration, humanitarian support, training, and religious support planning and operations. The RS mission of the UMT is rooted in the free exercise clause of the first amendment and ensures this Constitutional right for soldiers. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment. In the pluralistic religious setting of the military, UMTs work to ensure RS for all soldiers in the command. Our news and educational titles are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work and educational tool.« less