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What colour were Chaplains berets? green?
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HE117
LE
Chaplains are usually attached, so they will tend to wear the beret of which ever unit they are with.. I think their "normal" beret is just blue..
Regardless of what your chap told you, I would salute a Chaplain, as they do hold a commission..(of sorts..) as do some lay readers I think... Having said that a significant number do do the "don't salute me" bit, which, IMHO, misses the point a bit!
I think it is just politeness..
Regardless of what your chap told you, I would salute a Chaplain, as they do hold a commission..(of sorts..) as do some lay readers I think... Having said that a significant number do do the "don't salute me" bit, which, IMHO, misses the point a bit!
I think it is just politeness..
WulfricSpot
LE
i thought chaplains held a rank
Our chaplain was rarely in uniform as was the same with me, imagine my horror when the educatio officer pulled me for not saluting? The librarian rushed over and explained that I wasnt usually in uniform and managed to apologise on my behalf. Dear sweeties the pair of them.
It could have been the ack adj, I dont remember having an ed officer in Omagh!
It could have been the ack adj, I dont remember having an ed officer in Omagh!
They do have rank - it might be the old "Vicars & Tarts" course as it was known - but it's still the Queens Commission.
WulfricSpot
LE
thats what i thought - so a salute is mandatory then as you salute the commission and not the man.
(or was that Band of Brothers?)
(or was that Band of Brothers?)
Vasco
War Hero
Chaplains in both Army and RAF are commissioned and wear officer rank, though I seem to remember that their actual status is 'Chaplain to the Forces' in grades equivalent to officer ranks starting at Capt. RN Chaplains, however, while commissioned and dressed as officers, do not wear badges of rank.
They do. The bursar at my school (an RC boarding schppl) was a TA Padre. One summer (1976 IIRC) he turned up in Dortmund sporting the three pips of a captain.
I thought that I would never escape from the cunt. He was every where. One Sunday we as a family had buggered off for a trip out.
I was caught up with on the Monday. "Ah Fingerz did you miss mass yesterday?" "Not really Fr". He obviously had other matters on his mind when we got back to school as he never sought retribution.
Dunservin
GCM
As previously stated, RN Chaplains are 'rankless' and usually adopt the rank of whomever they are talking to. However, they normally serve under the terms and conditions of a Commander and receive similar perks including a salute. Several have passed the AACC (All Arms Commando Course), particularly those serving with RM units, and are entitled to wear a green beret.
stacker1
LE
Its never the Commission that gets a sad on if you don't salute it, its always the man.
It's the Professionally Qualified Officers Course, and damned hard it was too. Some nights the bar didn't open until half past five.
WolvoExPunk
LE
The first chaplain I ever saw was when in basic training. He strolled into the lecture hall with us lot sat in attendance, and he was effing and jeffing just like the NCOs.
A bit different from your traditional vicar.
A bit different from your traditional vicar.
pimpernel
LE
Watched them go through when I was on SMC, thats when I had a revelation of my calling! It was so much easier than being an Infanteer.
Fireplace
LE
But surely chaplains are commissioned officers????
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On a very wet exercise on Vancouver Island many many moons ago I was in an over watch position by a river. A jeep crossed the bridge and a plaintiff voice piped out 'please don't shoot me. It's only the Padre.' As he had brought a couple of flasks of soup we didn't!
Some very good eggs among the Padres i met over the years but some of the Scripture Reader types were a bit peculiar.
Some very good eggs among the Padres i met over the years but some of the Scripture Reader types were a bit peculiar.
Fireplace
LE
USAF chaplain at RAF Croughton was doing a pre-marital interview with a sergeant mate of mine and his girlfriend (corporal WRAC) and asked - in effect - if she were a prostitute. WTF?
Mate sprung to his feet and announced the interview was over and if he had anything else to say about it, he and his girl would be in our commander's office filing a formal complaint then stormed out of the chaplain's office.
So it came to pass our colonel "counseled" chaplain Chapman at length.
Mate sprung to his feet and announced the interview was over and if he had anything else to say about it, he and his girl would be in our commander's office filing a formal complaint then stormed out of the chaplain's office.
So it came to pass our colonel "counseled" chaplain Chapman at length.
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