title: Robert F. Burt
text: # Robert F. Burt
  
  Chaplain (Rear Admiral) Robert Francis Burt, USN, (March 1, 1948 – January 27, 2014) was an American Navy officer who served as the 24th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2006 to 2010.
  
  ## Early career and education
  
  Burt joined the United States Navy in 1970, where he served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk after completing boot camp at the Naval Training Center Orlando, Florida. He finished his enlisted service in 1977. Afterwards, he obtained a bachelor's degree at Eugene Bible College and became a minister of the Open Bible Standard Churches.
  
  ## Decorations
  
  Admiral Burt received the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy Commendation Medal (two awards) and various service and campaign awards. He died in 2014 from multiple myeloma and is buried at Tahoma National Cemetery.
  
  