This is long overdue—particularly as the military continues to lose warriors to suicide and untreated inner wounds.
For years, chaplains have been reduced to “emotional support officers,” stripped of their calling as pastors and shepherds. In doing so, we’ve ignored a hard truth: you cannot treat mental health while neglecting spiritual health.
War breaks more than the mind and body. It fractures meaning, purpose, and moral grounding. No amount of self-care language or resilience buzzwords can replace faith, virtue, and truth.
Restoring the Chaplain Corps isn’t about politics or forcing belief. It’s about giving warriors access to leaders who can speak boldly, walk with them in suffering, and address the deeper wounds of war.
At a time like this, restoring spiritual authority isn’t optional—it’s essential.