age waiver for chaplain candidate
Note: If a physical is more than 6 months old at the time of the accession board, a completed DA Form 5500 (Body Fat. Content Worksheet (Male)) or DA Form 5501 (Body Fat Content Worksheet (Female)) must be included. (14) DD Form 368 (Request for Conditional Release From Reserve Component). • Maximum age at time of appointment. Without prior service, the Chaplain Candidate. the cannot be older than 35 years old for the US Air Force; 38 years old for the US. Navy Chaplain Corps; and 40 years old for the US Army at the time of appointment. Prior service Chaplain Candidates must be commissioned prior to age 42 for both the US. Army and US Navy Chaplain Candidate Programs. The age limit must be confirmed in. Once signed, the applicant will. return the completed application packet to the recruiter for an initial quality control (QC) check. The recruiter will then. forward the application packet to the U.S. Army Special Missions Brigade, Chaplain Recruiting Branch (CRB), for final. Quick Launch. Page Content. USN (Age 62)USN health care professions officers providing patient care or clinical duties or Chaplains requesting an age waiver are governed by Title 10 U.S.C. Section 1251 and are restricted to a maximum age of 68. Original copies mailed directly by the school to the recruiter. (10) Statement of seminary enrollment (chaplain candidates only). An original signed document prepared in accor-. dance with AR 135-100, paragraph 3-6d(3), sent by the school directly to the recruiter. (11) Verification of security clearance. At the time of commissioning, you need to be at least 21 years old and must be younger than 42 if applying to for regular Army service. If you are applying to the Army Reserve you must be younger than 45. Quick Launch. USN (Age 62)USN health care professions officers providing patient care or clinical duties or Chaplains requesting an age waiver are governed by Title 10 U.S.C. Section 1251 and are restricted to a maximum age of 68. For candidates: first summer - 11 weeks of training; second summer - 5 weeks of training. For chaplains: Your first training is the Commissioned Officers' Training of 4 weeks. Within the first two years of your role as chaplain you have to complete the 6 week Basic Chaplains' Course. If you want to enlist before getting your graduate degree you can enlist in the Chaplain Candidate Program. You can apply for tuition assistance with the Army in exchange for a minimum of four years of service in an Army Reserve unit once you become a chaplain. Before enlisting with the Army as a chaplain you need to provide an ecclesiastical endorsement from your faith group. For candidates, we want you to complete the program. For information call 1-800-525-0102, ext 3, tell them you are chaplain candidate applicant with a question for the education office. For chaplains who did not receive Tuition Assistance, we ask you to stay for a minimum of three years.
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