Chaplain Corps (United States Army)

United States Army
Chaplain Corps
United States Army; Chaplain Corps
	United States Army Chaplain Corps; Branch Plaque
Active	29 July 1775 – present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Corps
Role	Military Chaplaincy
Size	2,700
Mottos	"Pro Deo et Patria"; (Latin: For God and Country)
Colors	Black
March	"Soldiers of God"
Engagements	American Revolutionary War; War of 1812; Mexican–American War; American Civil War; Spanish–American War; World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; Gulf War; Somali Civil War; Kosovo War; War in Afghanistan; Iraq War;
Website	Official Website
Commanders
CCH	CH (MG) William Green Jr.
DCCH	CH (BG) Jack Stumme
Notable; commanders	CH (COL) John T. Axton; CH (MG) William R. Arnold; CH (MG) Francis L. Sampson; CH (MG) Kermit D. Johnson; CH (MG) Patrick J. Hessian; CH (MG) Gaylord T. Gunhus
Insignia
Branch Insignias
Distinctive unit insignia

The United States Army Chaplain Corps (USACC) consists of ordained clergy of multiple faiths who are commissioned Army officers serving as military chaplains as well as enlisted soldiers who serve as assistants. Their purpose is to offer religious church services, counseling, and moral support to the armed forces, whether in peacetime or at war.

Established on 29 July 1775, by an act of Congress to serve the Continental Army, the chaplaincy has been involved in every armed conflict in which the United States has partaken. Many different modes of operation and structures have been used over the course of the Corps' existence; currently, chaplains, duly endorsed by a religious body, serve as commissioned officers alongside an enlisted Religious Affairs Specialist; together, they make a Unit Ministry Team, assigned to battalion-level units and higher.